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Based on the popular 1994 Italian film, Il Postino by Daniel Catán stars Plácido Domingo as the poet Pablo Neruda for this exciting world premiere. In a tiny Italian fishing village, a shy young postman (Charles Castronovo) finds the inspiration to live out his dreams during his daily deliveries to his only customer, a famous poet. Also starring Amanda Squitieri, Cristina Gallardo-Domâs and Nancy Fabiola-Herrera. Grant Gershon conducts.

| Thursday |
September 23, 2010 |
6:00 p.m. |
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| Wednesday |
September 29, 2010 |
7:30 p.m. |
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| Saturday |
October 2, 2010 |
2:00 p.m. |
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| Tuesday |
October 5, 2010 |
7:30 p.m. |
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| Saturday |
October 9, 2010 |
2:00 p.m. |
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| Saturday |
October 16, 2010 |
7:30 p.m. |
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| CONDUCTOR |
Grant Gershon |
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| DIRECTOR |
Ron Daniels* |
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| SCENERY AND COSTUME DESIGNER |
Riccardo Hernandez |
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| LIGHTING DESIGNER |
Jennifer Tipton* |
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| PROJECTION DESIGNER |
Philip Bussmann* |
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| CHORUS MASTER |
Grant Gershon |
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* LA Opera debut.
+ Operalia winner
‡ Domingo-Thornton Young Artist Program alumnus
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Pre-performance lectures are generously sponsored by the Flora L. Thornton Foundation and the Opera League of Los Angeles.
Listen by Phone
Thursday, September 23, 2010 at 5:00 p.m.
Phone number: 1-218-936-4700
Access code: 314902#
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PRODUCTION NOTES
World Premiere.
Commissioned by LA Opera.
Co-production with Theater an der Wien (Vienna) and Théâtre du Châtelet (Paris).
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