The new Spanish-language opera, also called Il postino, will have music and libretto by Daniel Catšn, whose Salsipuedes debuted at Houston Grand Opera last year. Tenor Plšcido Domingo, general director of L.A. Opera, will play Neruda. Tenor Rolando Villaz‹n will be the postman.
The company's plans were first reported in the Los Angeles Times on July 23.
The singers are leading the Metropolitan Opera premiere of John Adams' work.
The production will include Bernstein’s incidental music for Lillian Hellman’s adaptation of The Lark, and Menotti’s The Unicorn, The Gorgon, and The Manticore.
Lileana Blain-Cruz's production of John Adams' opera-oratorio opened April 23.
Composer John Adams and theatre director Lileana Blain-Cruz retells the story of the Nativity, through the lens of Latin America.
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