Mr. Domingo first performed the role of Giorgio Germont in 2013 at the Metropolitan Opera. La Traviata is also the work with which he made his operatic conducting debut, at New York City Opera in 1973. He has conducted the opera numerous times since then, including a 2001 production at LA Opera.
In the giddy, glitzy world of Paris-updated in director Marta Domingo's staging to the Roaring Twenties-a naive young man falls head over heels for a glamorous party girl. Together they trade the fast life for an idyllic love nest far from the city...until an unexpected visitor threatens to tear them apart. The powerful romantic drama, illuminated through Verdi's soaring arias and passionate duets, have long made La Traviata one of the most popular of all operas.This will be the first of two major LA Opera appearances in the coming season for Mexican tenor Arturo Chacón-Cruz, who sings the role of Alfredo Germont; he will return in November 2014 as Arcadio in Florencia en el Amazonas.The cast also includes:
• Bass-baritone Daniel Mobbs (LAO debut) as Baron Douphol
• Baritone Daniel Armstrong** as Marchese D'Obigny
• Tenor Brenton Ryan* (LAO debut) as Gastone de Letorières
• Bass Soloman Howard (LAO debut) as Doctor Grenville
• Mezzo-soprano Peabody Southwell as Flora Bervoix
• Soprano Vanessa Becerra* (LAO debut) as Annina
* Incoming member of the Domingo-Colburn-Stein Young Artist Program
**Alumnus of the Domingo-Colburn Stein Young Artist Program
The director of La Traviata, Marta Domingo, also designed the scenery and costumes for this production. The lighting designer is Alan Burrett, and the choreographer is Kitty McNamee. Grant Gershon is chorus director.
For complete casting, creative team, artist bios and ticketing information, click here.La Traviata is performed in Italian, with simultaneous English translation projected over the stage. Performance Dates, Times and Special Events: There will be six performances of La Traviata at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, located at 135 North Grand Avenue, Los Angeles CA 90012:Videos