Christopher Maltman, Dorothea Roschmann and More Set for LA Phil's MARRIAGE OF FIGARO, Beg. Tonight

The LA Phil's Mozart/Da Ponte trilogy continues with The Marriage of Figaro with sets designed by Pritzker Prize-winning architect Jean Nouvel and costumes by legendary couturier Azzedine Alaïa. Joining Gustavo Dudamel and the Los Angeles Philharmonic in this fully staged production is a stellar cast of internationally renowned soloists:

Christopher Maltman, Count Almaviva
Dorothea Röschmann, Countess Almaviva
Malin Christensson, Susanna
Edwin Crossley-Mercer, Figaro
Rachel Frenkel, Cherubino
Ann Murray, Marcellina
John Del Carlo, Bartolo
William Ferguson, Don Basilio
John Irvin, Don Curzio
Simone Osborne, Barbarina
Brandon Cedel, Antonio

Acclaimed director Christopher Alden returns to direct The Marriage of Figaro, which marks his second Mozart/Da Ponte collaboration with the LA Phil. Alden directed Don Giovanni in May 2012. Lighting designer Aaron Black joins The Marriage of Figaro creative team; this is his first opera project at Walt Disney Concert Hall.

Three of the greatest operas ever written were collaborations between librettist Lorenzo da Ponte and composer Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: The Marriage of Figaro, Don Giovanni and Così fan tutte. Now in its second year, the LA Phil's Mozart/Da Ponte project presents the trilogy in collaboration with influential architects of our time and leading fashion designers, to create a unique and distinctive visual setting for each of these timeless masterpieces. Each fully staged opera production is a Walt Disney Concert Hall first. The trilogy began with Don Giovanni in May 2012 (Frank Gehry, architect/Rodarte, costume design), and concludes with Così fan tutte (creative team to be announced) in May 2014.

The Marriage of Figaro features:
Los Angeles Philharmonic
Gustavo Dudamel, conductor
Jean Nouvel, installations
Azzedine Alaia, costume design
Christopher Alden, director
Aaron Black, lighting design
Soloists as listed above
Los Angeles Master Chorale
Grant Gershon, music director

Performances will take place tonight, May 17 at 8 p.m.; Sunday, May 19 at 2 p.m.; Thursday, May 23 at 8 p.m.' and Saturday, May 25 at 8 p.m.

The Walt Disney CONCERT HALL is located at 111 S. Grand Avenue, Los Angeles.

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