Than the Sum of Its Arts 2018 / 19 SEASON PLÁCIDO DOMINGO ELI AND EDYTHE BROAD GENERAL DIRECTOR

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1 Greater Tha the Sum of Its Arts PLÁCIDO DOMINGO ELI AND EDYTHE BROAD GENERAL DIRECTOR JAMES CONLON RICHARD SEAVER MUSIC DIRECTOR CHRISTOPHER KOELSCH SEBASTIAN PAUL AND MARYBELLE MUSCO PRESIDENT AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER 2018 / 19 SEASON

2 Be Part of Somethig Greater YOU ARE HERE Opera is Greater i every sese: Greater emotios, Greater stories, Greater sigig, Greater music, Greater sceery, Greater costumes, Greater drama, Greater ights out. Most importatly, LA Opera exists for the Greater Good. Joi Us!

3 COMPOSED BY GIUSEPPE VERDI CONDUCTED BY JAMES CONLON SUNG IN ITALIAN WITH ENGLISH SUBTITLES CAST DON CARLO Ramó Vargas ELISABETH DE VALOIS Aa María Martíez RODRIGO Plácido Domigo KING PHILIP II Ferruccio Furlaetto (Sep 22, 29) CREATIVE TEAM PRODUCTION Ia Judge SCENERY Joh Guter COSTUMES Tim Goodchild CHOREOGRAPHY Kitty McNamee PLÁCIDO DOMINGO AND JAMES CONLON JOIN FORCES IN VERDI S HISTORICAL EPIC With rich orchestratios, thuderig choruses ad a edless flow of rapturous melodies, oe of Verdi s gradest ad greatest works is a ethrallig tale of morality ad mortality. After losig his fiacée to his father, the kig of Spai, the brokehearted Do Carlo realigs his sympathies ad turs agaist the Spaish Iquisitio, kowig full well that his vow to fight for liberty might ultimately cost him his life. As Do Carlo, superstar Ramó Vargas returs to Los Ageles for the first time i early two decades, with Plácido Domigo as his heroic best fried, Rodrigo. SEPTEMBER 22, 29 OCTOBER 4, 7M, 11, 14M M = MATINEE "'A stuig revival LA Opera has created a extraordiary realizatio of the drama ad music i Verdi's huge, rawboed ad rarely performed operatic masterpiece." VARIETY Plácido Domigo as Rodrigo: "a livig miracle his vocal timbre ad stage charisma trasport us to the realm of the immortal." BACHTRACK "Colo proved himself to be as ope to the poetic aspects of the score as he was to its grader ad more spectacular effects." OPERA NEWS AN ORIGINAL LA OPERA PRODUCTION AT THE DOROTHY CHANDLER PAVILION Cast ad dates subject to chage. To see or hear excerpts from this opera go to LAOpera.org/DoCarlo 4 5

4 COMPANY PREMIERE COMPOSED BY PHILIP GLASS CONDUCTED BY GRANT GERSHON SUNG IN SANSKRIT WITH PROJECTED ENGLISH TRANSLATIONS CAST GANDHI Sea Paikkar* KASTURBAI J Nai Bridges MISS SCHLESEN So Youg Park CREATIVE TEAM PRODUCTION Phelim McDermott ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR / SCENERY Julia Crouch* COSTUMES Kevi Pollard LIGHTING Paule Costable VIDEO DESIGN Leo Warer ad Mark Grimmer for 59 Productios A PHILIP GLASS MASTERPIECE, STAGED BY THE VISIONARY DIRECTOR OF AKHNATEN Followig the extraordiary success of Eistei o the Beach ad Akhate, LA Opera completes the Philip Glass trilogy of operas about great thikers who chaged the world. Satyagraha (Saskrit for truth force ) is ispired by Mahatma Gadhi s early years i South Africa, where he developed a radical ew idea of oviolet political resistace. A visually stuig presetatio liks past, preset ad future to illumiate a powerful meditatio o the lastig effects of huma goodess. OCTOBER 20, 27 NOVEMBER 1, 4M, 8, 11M M = MATINEE "A umissable music theatre experiece." THE GUARDIAN (UK) "Surely the most distictive ad brilliat achievemet o the Lodo operatic scee i more tha a decade Do aythig aythig oviolet, of course to see it ow." THE TELEGRAPH (UK) "Sea Paikkar cotiued to positio himself as oe of the stars of his geeratio His voice is uassailable firm, sturdy ad clear, ad he employs it with maximum dramatic versatility." OPERA NEWS *LA OPERA DEBUT ALUMNA OF THE DOMINGO-COLBURN- STEIN YOUNG ARTIST PROGRAM A CO-PRODUCTION OF THE METROPOLITAN OPERA AND ENGLISH NATIONAL OPERA, IN COLLABORATION WITH IMPROBABLE AT THE DOROTHY CHANDLER PAVILION Cast ad dates subject to chage. To see or hear excerpts from this opera go to LAOpera.org/Satyagraha 6 7

5 COMPOSED BY ENGELBERT HUMPERDINCK CONDUCTED BY JAMES CONLON SUNG IN ENGLISH WITH ENGLISH SUBTITLES CAST HANSEL Sasha Cooke* GRETEL Liv Redpath WITCH Susa Graham MOTHER (GERTRUDE) Melody Moore FATHER (PETER) Craig Colclough CREATIVE TEAM PRODUCTION / DESIGN Doug Fitch AN ENCHANTING CLASSIC FILLED WITH HOLIDAY MAGIC The beloved fairy tale becomes grad opera with 12-foottall creatures, fatastical sets, elaborate special effects ad a epic score coducted by James Colo. This etracig, dreamlike productio will trasport you to a magical world of woder ad surprise. Diva extraordiaire Susa Graham stars as the uproariously fuy wicked witch, eager to lure her youg victims ito a delicious trap, but last-miute igeuity saves the day ad the plucky childre emerge triumphat i the ed. NOVEMBER 17, 25M DECEMBER 6, 9M, 12, 15 M = MATINEE "A delectable holiday treat Fitch s visioary approach was a delight." OPERA NEWS "Sasha Cooke sag Hasel with full, ravishig toe yet at the same time was completely persuasive as a rowdy yougster, full of eergy at oe momet ad protective of his sister the ext." BACHTRACK *LA OPERA DEBUT MEMBER OF THE DOMINGO-COLBURN- STEIN YOUNG ARTIST PROGRAM AN ORIGINAL LA OPERA PRODUCTION AT THE DOROTHY CHANDLER PAVILION Cast ad dates subject to chage. To see or hear excerpts from this opera go to LAOpera.org/Hasel 8 9

6 COMPANY PREMIERE COMPOSED BY WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART CONDUCTED BY JAMES CONLON SUNG IN ITALIAN WITH ENGLISH SUBTITLES CAST EMPEROR TITUS Russell Thomas VITELLIA Guaqu Yu SEXTUS Elizabeth DeShog SERVILIA Jaai Brugger PUBLIUS James Creswell CREATIVE TEAM PRODUCTION / SCENERY Thaddeus Strassberger COSTUMES Mattie Ullrich LIGHTING JAX Messeger* A STUNNING NEW PRODUCTION OF MOZART S FINAL MASTERPIECE The most powerful civilizatio i the world falls vulerable to the machiatios of power players seekig glory. I a drama marked by shiftig layers of morality ad loyalty, Mozart s umistakable love for humaity shies through i his glorious ad edlessly ivetive music, masterfully coducted by James Colo. Russell Thomas stars as the imperiled leader whose geerosity ad compassio poit the way to a brighter future. This brad-ew productio takes its visual ispiratio from the art world ad will be directed by Thaddeus Strassberger, who staged ad desiged Nabucco (2017). MARCH 2, 7, 10M, 13, 16, 24M M = MATINEE "James Colo ever fails to provide a sublime readig of Mozart." VARIETY "I the title role, Russell Thomas has gravitas ad passio." FINANCIAL TIMES (UK) "Maestro Colo s imble support i the pit ca t be uderestimated ad the orchestra plays their Mozart ow as to the maer bor." PARTERRE *LA OPERA DEBUT ALUMNA OF THE DOMINGO-COLBURN- STEIN YOUNG ARTIST PROGRAM NEW PRODUCTION AT THE DOROTHY CHANDLER PAVILION Cast ad dates subject to chage. To see or hear excerpts from this opera go to LAOpera.org/Titus 10 11

7 PRODUCTION NEW TO LA COMPOSED BY MANUEL PENELLA CONDUCTED BY JORDI BERNÀCER SUNG IN SPANISH WITH ENGLISH SUBTITLES CAST JUANILLO (EL GATO MONTÉS) Plácido Domigo SOLEÁ Aa María Martíez RAFAEL RUIZ Arturo Chacó-Cruz CREATIVE TEAM PRODUCTION José Carlos Plaza* SCENERY / LIGHTING Fracisco Leal* COSTUMES Pedro Moreo* CHOREOGRAPHY Cristia Hoyos PLÁCIDO DOMINGO STARS IN A THRILLING TALE OF LOVE, PASSION AND TRAGEDY I oe of the greatest masterpieces of the Spaish lyrical theater, a beautiful gypsy stirs a fatal rivalry betwee a reowed bullfighter ad a badit o the ru. Log champioed by Plácido Domigo, who performs the title role, El Gato Motés spis a quitessetially Spaish tale through passioate melodies, dazzlig choreography ad a atmospheric ew stagig from Madrid's famed Teatro de la Zarzuela. APRIL 27 MAY 5M, 8, 11, 16, 19M M = MATINEE "A fiely wrought example of Spaish verismo, i which passio ad setimet bubble close to the music's surface." THE NEW YORK TIMES "Aa María Martíez, who took the part of Soleá has a voice beautiful eough to make may aother lyric soprao evy her. BALTIMORE SUN *LA OPERA DEBUT PRODUCTION FROM TEATRO DE LA ZARZUELA, MADRID AT THE DOROTHY CHANDLER PAVILION Cast ad dates subject to chage. To see or hear excerpts from this opera go to LAOpera.org/Wildcat 12 13

8 COMPOSED BY GIUSEPPE VERDI CONDUCTED BY JAMES CONLON SUNG IN ITALIAN WITH ENGLISH SUBTITLES CAST VIOLETTA VALÉRY Adela Zaharia* ALFREDO GERMONT Rame Lahaj* (Jue 1 13) Charles Castroovo (Jue 16 22) GIORGIO GERMONT Igor Golovateko* CREATIVE TEAM PRODUCTION / DESIGN Marta Domigo CHOREOGRAPHY Kitty McNamee EXPERIENCE THE GLAMOUR AND ROMANCE OF VERDI'S ESSENTIAL OPERA I the face of certai death, a beautiful courtesa dedicates her remaiig days to decadet pleasures, dazzlig parties ad wealthy admirers. But whe a devoted suitor declares his true love, she must pay for the sis of her past with a heart-breakig sacrifice. With soarig arias ad passioate duets performed agaist a exquisitely beautiful backgroud set i the Art Deco era, this is quitessetial Verdi: emotioally devastatig ad deeply, uforgettably huma. JUNE 1, 9M, 13, 16M, 19, 22 M = MATINEE "Domigo s settigs are superb the lavishly gorgeous settigs ad flamboyat costumes provide a feast for the eye." THE HOLLYWOOD REPORTER James Colo: "Oe of the best reasos for attedig the compay s performaces. He makes each productio of a popular opera say somethig ew, o matter how may times it has bee played." OPERA TODAY *LA OPERA DEBUT AN ORIGINAL LA OPERA PRODUCTION AT THE DOROTHY CHANDLER PAVILION Cast ad dates subject to chage. To see or hear excerpts from this opera go to LAOpera.org/Traviata 14 15

9 BREAKING THE BOUNDARIES OF OPERA WITH CONTEMPORARY, EXPERIMENTAL AND COMMUNITY PERFORMANCES BEYOND THE MAIN STAGE AND THROUGHOUT SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA. Sog from the Uproar (2015) Dog Days (2015) Thumbprit (2017) La Belle et la Bête (2017) Aatomy Theater (2016) Persoa (2017) WORLD PREMIERE COMPOSER Elle Reid* LIBRETTIST Roxie Perkis* DIRECTOR James Darrah* CONDUCTOR Julia Wacher* *LA OPERA DEBUT PRODUCED BY BETH MORRISON PROJECTS Cast ad dates subject to chage. SCHEDULE NOVEMBER 29, 30 DECEMBER 1, 2M M = MATINEE Elle Reid s music brims with cay ivetio." LA WEEKLY LA Opera Off Grad ad Beth Morriso Projects combie forces for a fasciatig world premiere at REDCAT. A mother ad daughter lock themselves away from the world to protect themselves from the dagers lurkig outside. But whe the girl s memories cotradict her mother s stories of the past, she must choose betwee discoverig the truth or holdig o to the comforts of the oly life she's ever truly kow. Prism explores the viscosity of memory after trauma ad the legths oe will go to feel better o matter the cost. To lear more go to LAOpera.org/Prism 16 17

10 VAMPYR WORLD PREMIERE MUSIC BY Joby Talbot* FILM BY Carl Theodor Dreyer *LA OPERA DEBUT Cast ad dates subject to chage. ANOTHER SPOOKY MARRIAGE OF OPERA AND FILM FOR HALLOWEEN AT THE ACE! Meace lurks behid every shadow i a remote village filled with secrets. Our aual Hallowee mash-up of opera ad ciema returs to the spectacular Theatre at Ace Hotel with filmmaker Carl Theodor Dreyer s dreamlike 1932 fatasy, oe of the most usettlig vampire movies ever made ad hailed by Alfred Hitchcock as the oly film worth seeig twice. Composer Joby Talbot creates a compellig ew score for chamber orchestra ad sigers, performed live with a rare screeig of this ciematic gem, uderestimated for decades but ow regarded as a importat ladmark of the horror gere. OCTOBER 27, 31 "A out-ad-out success is Joby Talbot's woderful score, vivid, eclectic, lyrical, dramatic, full of colour ad apt to characters ad icidet." THE TIMES (UK) "A most hautig, sublime Memeto Mori." GUILLERMO DEL TORO To lear more go to LAOpera.org/Vampyr 18 19

11 THE LOSER WEST COAST PREMIERE MUSIC / LIBRETTO / DIRECTION David Lag SCENIC DESIGN Jim Fidlay COSTUMES Suzae Bocaegra* LIGHTING Jeifer Tipto *LA OPERA DEBUT Cast ad dates subject to chage. PULITZER PRIZE WINNER DAVID LANG S ACCLAIMED OPERA MAKES ITS WEST COAST PREMIERE Two piao prodigies at a master class ecouter a eve greater talet: the virtuoso Gle Gould, o the cusp of superstardom. The devastatig realizatio that they will ever approach their ew rival s level of artistry chages their lives forever. A paiful meditatio o dreams forsake ad hopes urealized ufolds i a uusually itimate stagig that icorporates multiple levels of the spectacular Theatre at Ace Hotel. Composer David Lag returs to LA Opera for the first time sice his spellbidig aatomy theater, with baritoe Rod Gilfry i a tour-de-force performace of a role he created at the work s premiere at the pathbreakig Bag o a Ca festival. FEBRUARY 22, 23 "Boldly ucovetioal.egrossigly ambiguous. Mr. Lag captures the coflicted emotioal currets of the story i his elusive, austere music." THE NEW YORK TIMES A "beautiful ad startligly origial opera rich with pleasures ad surprise. Gilfry s hour-log performace is extraordiary." THE NEW YORK REVIEW OF BOOKS "Rod Gilfry i a tourde-force performace. Gilfry sigs every phrase with crisp dictio ad dramatic poit, deliverig phrases with virile eergy, sudde bluster, or, durig vulerable momets, a achig cofusio that takes you by surprise. He is becomig the siger of choice for ew America operas." THE NEW YORK TIMES To lear more go to LAOpera.org/Loser 20 21

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18 2018/19 SEASON CALENDAR Dates ad times subject to chage. Please check LAOpera.org for updated iformatio. P s ARIA C H NEWCOMER FULL- F SEASON ] HISPANICS FOR LA OPERA B SERIES u DOMINGO FAMILY DAY D AFTER HOURS G CONTEMPORARY OPERA JANUARY FEBRUARY OPERA 10:00 AM DON CARLO SATYAGRAHA HANSEL TITUS GATO MONTÉS TRAVIATA VAMPYR PRISM LOSER COMMUNITY SEPTEMBER OCTOBER DON CARLO LOSER 8:00 PM 23 LOSER 8:00 PM DON CARLO 6:00 PM DON CARLO ] NOVEMBER SATYAGRAHA 11 SATYAGRAHA 25 HANSEL SATYAGRAHA SATYAGRAHA HANSEL PRISM 8:00 PM PRISM 8:00 PM GET THE INSIDE SCOOP! Get access to ewly aouced evets, purchase priority ad behid the scees. Joi us at ] 07 DON CARLO 14 DON CARLO DECEMBER PRISM 09 HANSEL DON CARLO PRISM 8:00 PM HANSEL HANSEL SATYAGRAHA SATYAGRAHA 27 VAMPYR 8:00 PM VAMPYR 8:00 PM HANSEL ] OFFICIAL STILL WINES OF LA OPERA OFFICIAL PIANO OF LA OPERA MARCH TITUS 10 TITUS TITUS TITUS TITUS ] MOSES 23 MOSES 24 TITUS MAY OPERA 10:00 AM 05 GATO MONTÉS GATO MONTÉS GATO MONTÉS GATO MONTÉS ] GATO MONTÉS APRIL 2019 JUNE TRAVIATA 16 TRAVIATA GATO MONTÉS TRAVIATA TRAVIATA TRAVIATA TRAVIATA

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