Giuseppe Verdi's Nabucco
"Verdi’s grandest yet darkest opera has the potential to be his most depressing, but when it is performed well—as in LA Opera’s confident season-opening revival, a veritable torrent of thrilling singing—the audience leaves the theater exhilarated."
Opening the 2018/19 season, Don Carlo was conducted by James Conlon in a revival of an original LA Opera production. The production marked the company’s fifth season of annual live simulcasts—Opera in the Park and Opera at the Beach—with a free high-definition broadcast transmitted to audiences at the Santa Monica Pier and at Sylmar’s El Cariso Community Regional Park. The company also presented an additional sold-out concert performance of Don Carlo at the Musco Center for the Arts at Chapman University.
Cast
- Don Carlo
- Ramón Vargas
- Elisabeth de Valois
- Ana María Martínez
- Rodrigo
- Plácido Domingo
- Princess Eboli
- Anna Smirnova
- King Philip II (Sep 22-29)
- Ferruccio Furlanetto
- King Philip II (Oct 4-14)
- Alexander Vinogradov
- Grand Inquisitor
- Morris Robinson
- Celestial Voice
- Liv Redpath
- Tebaldo
- Taylor Raven
- Count di Lerma
Creative Team
- Conductor
- James Conlon
- Production
- Ian Judge
- Stage Director
- Louisa Muller
- Scenery
- John Gunter
- Costumes
- Tim Goodchild
- Lighting
- Rick Fisher
- Chorus Director
- Grant Gershon
- Choreographer
- Kitty McNamee
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Ramon Vargas as Don Carlo
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Placido Domingo as Rodrigo
Production made possible with generous support from The Blue Ribbon. Special additional support from Joyce and Aubrey Chernick. Placido Domingo's appearance made possible by generous support from The Eva and Marc Stern Principal Artists Fund. Opening night simulcasts made possible through generous support from Los Angeles County and Supervisor Sheila Kuehl. Video production made possible with special support from Michael and Jane Eisner and The Eisner Foundation.