Only in LA: An opera about a freeway
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Los Angeles Opera said today that it will present two workshop performances of a new commission called "The 110 Project," an opera that tells the stories of the communities along L.A.'s 110 Freeway, which runs from the Pasadena area, past downtown and all the way to San Pedro.
The new work features music by Laura Karpman and a libretto by author MG Lord (who is a contributor to The Times) and Shannon Halwes. The opera was commissioned by the company's Education and Community Programs department.
According to L.A. Opera, "The 110 Project" tells the story of four central characters as it travels through 70 years of L.A. history starting with the birth of the space program in Pasadena's Arroyo Seco in 1939 to downtown Los Angeles at midcentury. It concludes at the port of San Pedro in the present day.
The librettists are using true stories, historical documents and other original material to craft the plot of the opera, according to the company. When finished, "The 110 Project" is expected to feature the work of multiple composers and librettists.
So what will the opera sound like?
You guessed it: the music is said to be inspired by freeway sounds as well as cultural and historic source material. In addition, the singers will make up "a freeway chorus that scats and honks its commentary," said L.A. Opera.
The new work features music by Laura Karpman and a libretto by author MG Lord (who is a contributor to The Times) and Shannon Halwes. The opera was commissioned by the company's Education and Community Programs department.
According to L.A. Opera, "The 110 Project" tells the story of four central characters as it travels through 70 years of L.A. history starting with the birth of the space program in Pasadena's Arroyo Seco in 1939 to downtown Los Angeles at midcentury. It concludes at the port of San Pedro in the present day.
The librettists are using true stories, historical documents and other original material to craft the plot of the opera, according to the company. When finished, "The 110 Project" is expected to feature the work of multiple composers and librettists.
So what will the opera sound like?
You guessed it: the music is said to be inspired by freeway sounds as well as cultural and historic source material. In addition, the singers will make up "a freeway chorus that scats and honks its commentary," said L.A. Opera.
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yeah sorry but i pretty much dont use the 110 after I've passed MLK
- 2 years ago
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