August 30, 2015 - The Huntington Library - 1151 Oxford Road - San Marino, California 91108

For more than six years, LA Opera has visited Crowell Public Library with its Opera Talk series where volunteer community educators present fascinating facts and musical excerpts from the operas that are playing downtown at the Music Center. LA Opera's 30th Anniversary Season will open in September with the double bill of Puccini's comedic masterpiece Gianni Schicchi and Leoncavallo's thrilling drama Pagliacci.

Opera superstar Placido Domingo will perform a rare stunt by singing the lead role in the first opera and conducting the orchestra in the second! Join Community Educator Ray Busmann for an engaging and informative talk about these two gems of the Italian repertoire and learn about LA Opera's stunning stage productions by Woody Allen and Franco Zeffirelli.

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