PLÁCIDO DOMINGO ANNOUNCES

Il Postino (Daniel Catán; World Premiere)
Le Nozze di Figaro (Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart)
Lohengrin (Richard Wagner)
Rigoletto (Giuseppe Verdi)
Il Turco in Italia (Gioacchino Rossini)
The Turn of the Screw (Benjamin Britten)

James Conlon to conduct four productions;
Plácido Domingo, Grant Gershon and Israel Gursky will also conduct Stars of the season include Sir Thomas Allen, William Burden, Charles Castronovo, Vladimir Chernov, Sarah Coburn, Plácido Domingo,
George Gagnidze, Cristina Gallardo-Domâs, Paolo Gavanelli, Ben Heppner, Soile Isokoski, Nino Machaidze, Ann Murray, Daniel Okulitch, Marlis Petersen, Patricia Racette, Martina Serafin,
Kristinn Sigmundsson, Bo Skovhus and Dolora Zajick

Season highlights also include all-star 25th Anniversary Gala and recitals by René Pape, Dmitri Hvorostovsky and Jonas Kaufmann
(LOS ANGELES, CA) January 27, 2010 - Plácido Domingo, LA Operas Eli and Edythe Broad General Director, announced the details of the Companys 2010/11 season today. The Companys 25th Anniversary Season includes two operas never before produced by LA Opera including one world premiere, two of the Companys most acclaimed productions in revival, and two tragic masterpieces returning in productions new to Los Angeles. Four productions will be conducted by James Conlon, the Companys Richard Seaver Music Director. The season will open with the world premiere of Daniel Catáns Il Postino, based on the acclaimed 1994 film and starring Mr. Domingo as the poet Pablo Neruda. Other season highlights include the Company premiere of Gioacchino Rossinis Il Turco in Italia as well as revivals of highly acclaimed productions of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozarts Le Nozze di Figaro and Richard Wagners Lohengrin. Giuseppe Verdis Rigoletto and Benjamin Brittens The Turn of the Screw will return to the Companys repertoire in productions new to Los Angeles. The season will also feature recitals by three of the most important artists of our time: bass René Pape, baritone Dmitri Hvorostovsky and tenor Jonas Kaufmann.

The 2010/11 season will open on September 23, 2010, and continue through March 30, 2011. During this time, LA Opera will present six operas, one gala concert and three recitals for a total of 42 performances. Productions include the highly anticipated season-opening world premiere of Daniel Catáns Il Postino (The Postman) starring tenor Plácido Domingo as Pablo Neruda and tenor Charles Castronovo in the title role; a revival of Mozarts beloved Le Nozze di Figaro, with a cast that includes baritone Daniel Okulitch, sopranos Marlis Petersen and Martina Serafin and baritone Bo Skovhus; ...