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LA Opera’s 2008-2009 Season

September 6-26 2008: Il Trittico
September 7-26 2008: The Fly
October 2-18 2008: Madama Butterfly
November 15- December 14 2008: Carmen
January 10-25 2009: Die Zauberflöte
February 21- March 15 2009: Das Rheingold
April 4-25 2009: Die Walküre
April 11-26 2009: Die Vögel
May 21- June 21 2009: La Traviata

Two U.S. premieres and the company's first Der Ring des Nibelungen. Quite a lot of film directors this season: William Friedkin (Il Tabarro/Suor Angelica), David Cronenberg, and Woody Allen (Gianni Schicchi). I'm most interested in hearing Nathan Gunn as Papageno and Plácido Domingo as Siegmund. I have to say I'm disappointed that LA Opera is starting Der Ring the same year as Seattle Opera and Washington National Opera, and only a year after San Francisco Opera unveils Francesca Zambello's production on the West Coast.

Press Release [PDF] | 2008-2009 Season Official Site

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2 responses to “LA Opera’s 2008-2009 Season”

  1. cedichou Avatar
    cedichou

    How about the woody allen Gianni Schicchi? It’s gimmicky, but it got me curious.

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  2. Charlise Tiee Avatar
    Charlise Tiee

    Good point, I am glad they are doing the whole Trittico, when they had Gianni Schicchi last, it was paired with Bluebeard. In any case, I probably won’t go, but it does depend on what is going on in SF.

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