presents
Music by Claude Debussy
Libretto adapted by the composer from the play of the same name by Maurice Maeterlinck
CAST
King Arkel FerrucCio Furlanetto
GENEVIÈVE Susan Graham
Golaud KYLE KETELSEN
PELLÉAS Will Liverman *
MÉLISANDE Sydney Mancasola *
Yniold Kai Edgar *
A Physician Patrick Batewell
A Shepherd's Voice Kyle Ketelsen
CREATIVE TEAM
CONDUCTOR JAMES CONLON
Production David McVicar
Director/Movement Director Leah Hausman *
SCENIC & Costume DESIGNER Rae Smith *
Original Lighting DESIGNER Paule Constable
LIGHTING DESIGNER Pablo Santiago
Projection Designer Jack Henry James Fox *
CHORUS DIRECTOR JEREMY FRANK
ASSistant DIRECTOR Matthew Haney
STAGE MANAGER WHITNEY MCANALLY
Prompter Philippe de Chalendar
MUSICAL PREPARATION
Philippe de Chalendar
BRYNDON HASSMAN
Lucas Nogara †
Audrey Saint-Gil
Peter Walsh ‡
* LA OPERA DEBUT
† MEMBER OF THE DOMINGO-COLBURN-STEIN
YOUNG ARTIST PROGRAM
‡ ALUMNUS OF THE DOMINGO-COLBURN-STEIN
YOUNG ARTIST PROGRAM
Artists subject to change
Production made possible by generous support from
Dunard Fund USA
GRoW @ Annenberg
With special appreciation to
Gregory and Régina Annenberg Weingarten
LA Opera Orchestra
generously underwritten by
Terri and Jerry Kohl
LA Opera's 2022/23 season
generously underwritten by
GRoW @ Annenberg
The running time is approximately three hours and five minutes, including one intermission.
Supertitles written by Jonathan Burton.
The company debut of Leah Hausman was partially supported by OPERA America’s Opera Grants for Women Stage Directors and Conductors, generously funded by the Marineau Family Foundation.
Pre-performance talks by James Conlon. Pre-performance talks are generously sponsored by the Flora L. Thornton Foundation and the Opera League of Los Angeles.
A production from Scottish Opera. Additional costumes constructed by the Los Angeles Opera Costume Shop. Wigs constructed by the Los Angeles Opera Wig & Make-Up Department.
Please refrain from talking during the performance, and turn off all cell phones, electronic devices and watch alarms. If you are using an assistive hearing device, or are attending with someone who is, please make sure that it is set to an appropriate level to avoid distracting audio feedback. Latecomers will be seated at the discretion of the house management. The use of cameras and recording equipment is strictly prohibited. Your use of a ticket acknowledges your willingness to appear in photographs taken in public areas of the Music Center and releases the Center and its lessees and others from liability resulting from use of such photographs.
