Costello will perform songs from The Secret Arias at the Copenhagen Opera House this fall, and the complete work will premiere in the venue's smaller, 200-seat theater in 2006.
The pop singer has a longstanding interest in classical music, and has recorded with Brodsky String Quartet and mezzo-soprano Anne Sofie von Otter. His first full-scale orchestral work, Il sogno, premiered in Italy in 2000 and was heard at the 2004 Lincoln Center Festival.
Lileana Blain-Cruz directs the new production, opening April 23.
The Cuban-born composer is this season's Debs Composer's Chair.
The cast is led by Bryonha Marie and Nathan Gunn, with Tony winner Ted Sperling at the baton.
The season, opening September 21, will include 58 ballets across 21 weeks of performances.
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