The Industry Presents the World Premiere of CRESCENT CITY, 5/10-27, 2012

Crescent City is a hyperopera by composer Anne LeBaron, widely recognized for her work in instrumental, electronic, and performance realms, and librettist Douglas Kearney, a poet, performer and recipient of the Whiting Writer's Award.

The production will incorporate installations by six contemporary LA-based artists: Mason Cooley, Liz Glynn, Brianna Gorton, Katie Grinnan, Alice Konitz, and Olga Koumoundouros.

In February there will be a Special Crescent City Sneak-Peek Reading at the Annenberg Community Beach House on Mon. Feb. 6, 2012 at 6:30pm. It's free, but reservations are required.

Founded by Artistic Director Yuval Sharon and Producing Director Laura Kay Swanson, The Industry produces new interdisciplinary work that merges music, visual arts, and performance to expand the traditional definition of opera.

Yuval Sharon's directorial work has been described as "magical" (The Village Voice), "ingenious" (San Francisco Chronicle) and "a major event, where surprise sidesteps operatic convention" (Los Angeles Times).

For more information, visit www.TheIndustryLA.org.