In his introductory remarks, Conlon pushed back against the customary ridiculing of ‘Trovatore’s plot. A few months ago, LA Opera offered a purely online presentation of Stravinsky’s “Oedipus Rex”, another video production worth re-watching if the opportunity ever arises. The camera work was so seamless that it took until the end to wonder how many camera positions there actually were (seven), to make the production seem so fluent.īear in mind that watching online meant sitting at a screen for four hours (if you include Music Director James Conlon’s introductory lecture), so the fact that those hours flashed by is testament to the success of this method of delivery.

Widzer and Director of Photography Kelly Travis provided a very satisfactory video experience. While audiences were welcomed back into the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, the company offered patrons the option of watching certain performances via live stream. After an 18-month Covid-induced hiatus, Los Angeles Opera launched its 2021-22 season with Verdi’s “Il trovatore,” in a production by Francisco Negrín, new to Los Angeles, but co-produced with Opéra de Monte-Carlo, Teatro Real (Madrid) and Royal Danish Opera (Copenhagen).

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