‘Crescent City’: Opera in hyper-drive

The “Crescent City” set on which Revelers (Jordann Baker and Justo Leon) frolic is made up of various art installations created by rising visual artists in L.A.  (Lawrence K. Ho/Los Angeles Times)

Cedric Berry (the Good Man/Baron Carrefour) and Gwendolyn Brown (Marie Laveau/Old Lady) navigate a mystical scape.  (Lawrence K. Ho/Los Angeles Times)

Gwendolyn Brown’s Marie Laveau/Old Lady confronts the nurses (Ji Young Yang, left, and Maria Elena Altany).  (Lawrence K. Ho/Los Angeles Times)

Jonathan Mack’s Cop is haunted by one of “Crescent City’s” voodoo gods.  (Lawrence K. Ho/Los Angeles Times)

Deadly Belle (tenor-and-then-some Timur Bekbosunov) is a force of nature.  (Lawrence K. Ho/Los Angeles Times)

Platform shoes blend into the over-the-top revelry of “Crescent City.”  (Lawrence K. Ho/Los Angeles Times)

Jonathan Mack (Cop/Baron Samedi), left, and Cedric Berry (The Good Man/Baron Carrefour) are on a mission.  (Lawrence K. Ho/Los Angeles Times)

The nurses (Ji Young Yang and Maria Elena Altany) preside over a fantastical stage.  (Lawrence K. Ho/Los Angeles Times)