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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.

Showtimes & Dates

Thursday September 23, 2010 6:00 p.m.
Wednesday September 29, 2010 7:30 p.m.
Saturday October 2, 2010 2:00 p.m.
Tuesday October 5, 2010 7:30 p.m.
Saturday October 9, 2010 2:00 p.m.
Saturday October 16, 2010 7:30 p.m.

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MARIO RUOPPOLO Charles Castronovo View Profile View Profile
PABLO NERUDA Plácido Domingo View Profile View Profile
BEATRICE RUSSO Amanda Squitieri View Profile View Profile
MATILDE NERUDA Cristina Gallardo-Domâs View Profile View Profile
GIORGIO Vladimir Chernov View Profile View Profile
DONNA ROSA Nancy Fabiola-Herrera+ View Profile View Profile
DI COSIMO/ANTONIO'S VOICE José Adán Pérez‡ View Profile View Profile

Creative Team

CONDUCTOR Grant Gershon View Profile View Profile
DIRECTOR Ron Daniels* View Profile View Profile
SCENERY AND COSTUME DESIGNER Riccardo Hernandez
LIGHTING DESIGNER Jennifer Tipton*
PROJECTION DESIGNER Philip Bussmann* View Profile View Profile
CHORUS MASTER Grant Gershon View Profile View Profile

* LA Opera debut.
+ Operalia winner
‡ Domingo-Thornton Young Artist Program alumnus

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Pre-Performance Lecture
Pre-performance lectures are generously sponsored by the Flora L. Thornton Foundation and the Opera League of Los Angeles.

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Thursday, September 23, 2010 at 5:00 p.m.
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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).