The company has staged two preview performances since, on June 1 and 3, and a spokesperson said yesterday that they had gone well.
Grendel, which is based on the novel by John Gardner, retells the Beowulf epic from the point of view of the monster. Music is by Goldenthal; the libretto is by Taymor and poet J. D. McClatchy. The cast includes bass Eric Owens as Grendel, mezzo-soprano Denyce Graves as the Dragon, soprano Laura Claycomb as the Queen, tenor Jay Hunter Morris as the warrior Unferth, and tenor Richard Craft as the Blind Harpist. Steven Sloane and Lionel Friend will conduct.
After its run in Los Angeles, the production moves to New York, where it will be seen at the Lincoln Center Festival July 11-16.