Placido Domingo, a great name I have not heard in ages, is currently the general director of the Los Angeles Opera. Domingo announced big news for the LA Opera today concerning the opening event of the 2008-9 season. It appears that next season, which begins in September, will feature an opera directing debut from -
Woody Allen!
In the press release, Allen was quite open about his involvement in the new project:
“I have no idea what I am doing. But incompetence has never prevented me from plunging in with enthusiasm.”
He will be directing part of Puccini’s Il Trittico the only comedy created by Puccini. The opera is in three acts, and all of it will be directed by movie directors. Allen will be presiding over Gianni Schicchi while William Friedkin will direct the other two acts, Il Tabarro and Suor Angelica. Friedkin is well-known for his direction of The Exorcist and The French Connection.
Links To LA Opera and more info
For full details on this opera, from Allen and Friedkin’s involvement, to the history and plot of “Il Trittico,” please click over to this PDF page on the LA Opera website.
A full synopsis of the 3 short works can be found on this site honoring Puccini:
Puccini dot com
Enjoy!
So many nifty things happen in LA, I really wish that I could bear to live there. LA had the 10 Theremin orchestra, along with the Stalin remixes by Spooky and Cut Chemist, and now this. Is LA going to be the new NYC? I was rather hoping it would be ‘Cisco.
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