Marshall, Friedkin and L.A. Opera
Los Angeles Opera confirmed Thursday that Hollywood film directors William Friedkin and Garry Marshall have been tapped to direct upcoming productions.
Friedkin, whose pairing last year of Bartok’s “Duke Bluebeard’s Castle” and Puccini’s “Gianni Schicchi” delighted both critics and audiences, will direct Wagner’s “Tannhauser” in 2004. He also has been invited by New Israeli Opera and L.A. Opera to direct Saint-Saens’ “Samson et Dalila” in 2005.
Marshall will direct Offenbach’s “The Grand Duchess of Gerolstein,” with the beloved mezzo-soprano Frederica von Stade in the title role, for the 20th anniversary (2005-06) season.
Chris Pasles
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