Name: L'Amant anonyme
Start: 2020-11-14T00:00:00.000Z
End: 2020-11-14T00:00:00.000Z
Location: The Colburn School

Admin

Organization

Singer

Alaysha Fox

Dorothée

Gabriela Flores

Jeannette

Stage director

Bruce A. Lemon Jr.

Lighting designer

Pablo Santiago

Costume designer

Misty Ayres

Set designer

Hana S Kim

Video designer

Choreographer

Andrea Beasom

Dramaturge

Ariane Helou

Tiffany Townsend

Léontine

Robert Stahley

Valcour

Michael J Hawk

Ophémon

Jake Ingbar

Colin

Conductor

James Conlon

Bruce Lemon

LA Opera

Orchestra

LA Opera Orchestra

French

L'Amant anonyme -  (L'Amant Anonyme)

Los Angeles

United States

The Colburn School

LA Opera proudly presents The Anonymous Lover (L'Amant Anonyme), an unjustly neglected 1780 chamber opera by Joseph Bologne, Chevalier de Saint-Georges, a pioneering Black composer who was a contemporary of Mozart. The comic romance tells the story of Léontine, a beautiful young widow who has become disillusioned with love. Much to her surprise, she receives a steady stream of letters and gifts from an unknown man professing his undying passion. This amuses her friend Valcour, who also claims to have no interest in romance. But now, after hiding his true feelings for years, Valcour works up the courage to reveal that he himself is the devoted secret admirer. Will his (inevitably awkward) confession sway a woman sworn to resist all affairs of the heart? Directed by Bruce A. Lemon, Jr., in a socially distanced stage setting that blends both modern film and traditional opera staging, the performance will be streamed online, to reach a wide audience, with the cast and musicians performing at the Colburn School’s Zipper Hall. Bologne's brilliant score is conducted by Music Director James Conlon, leading the LA Opera Orchestra in a separately recorded session.

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