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Segerstrom
Center presented the inaugural LA Opera Off Grand on October 1 with a
special concert performance of Verdi’s The Two Foscari in the Renée and
Henry Segerstrom Concert Hall. The performance featured the same cast as in LA
Opera’s fully-staged production, with Plácido Domingo starring as Francesco Foscari
and James Conlon conducting the LA Opera Orchestra and Chorus.
During the post-performance cast party hosted by South Coast Plaza at Marche Moderne, Center President Terry Dwyer said, “Through the years, there have been many wonderful performances at the Center by both Plácido and his marvelous company, and it is always a pleasure to welcome them back.”
During the post-performance cast party hosted by South Coast Plaza at Marche Moderne, Center President Terry Dwyer said, “Through the years, there have been many wonderful performances at the Center by both Plácido and his marvelous company, and it is always a pleasure to welcome them back.”
The Center’s Arts Plaza was filled with 2,500 people last night for a screening of the world premiere production of LA Opera’s Il Postino starring Plácido Domingo as Pablo Neruda and Charles Castronovo in the title role. Domingo greeted the crowed before the broadcast and introduced the cast members who joined them for the showing. The Center’s Arts Plaza is turning into a happening place, as it continues to pack in crowds to its Summer Movie Mondays and just last week, 20,000 people attended three performances by dance company Project Bandaloop.