LA Opera - The FLY

We're revisiting The Fly! In June, Cinematext read George Langelaan's 1957 short story The Fly and compared it to the 1958 movie. Now, we're revisiting this unique story ... in style! The Fly is an engrossing exploration of the physical and psychological transformation in which a brilliant scientist begins to mutate into a hybrid of man and fly after one of his experiments goes horribly wrong. Researcher Seth Brundle makes a stunning breakthrough in the field of matter transportation when he successfully teleports a living creature. Frustrated in his budding romance with a scientific journalist, and in need of a human subject, he recklessly attempts to teleport himself. An unseen fly enters the transmission booth as well, however, and Brundle soon realizes that his experiment has had "mixed" results. An award-winning dream team of composer Howard Shore, director David Cronenberg, and playwright David Henry Hwang makes an intriguing LA Opera debut bringing a cult classic to life. Plácido Domingo conducts the U.S. premiere of the LA Opera-commissioned opera written by Oscar®-winning composer Howard Shore (Lord of the Rings) based on the original 1957 George Langelaan short story as well as David Cronenberg’s 1986 film, with a libretto by the Tony Award-winning playwright David Henry Hwang (M. Butterfly). This marks not only the operatic debut of the film director, but also the LA Opera debut of the celebrated Academy Award-winning designer Dante Ferretti (The Aviator, Sweeney Todd). Time magazine described The Fly as "a profound parable on love and loss." In its metamorphosis into an opera, this dark romantic tragedy presents a Kafkaesque meditation on man's uneasy relationship with technology. As the doomed scientist Seth Brundle and his girlfriend Veronica Quaife, Daniel Okulitch and Ruxandra Donose will be making their LA Opera debuts. Gary Lehman plays the part of Veronica's editor and former lover, Stathis Borans. There is a 42.33 fee for this event. Please read all ticket sales and scheduling information below before you RSVP. Scheduling: The meeting is scheduled for the only Sunday performance: September 7, 2008. I will place a group order for tickets on August 11. If the Sunday show is sold out, we should have an second choice date in mind. When you RSVP, please let me know which of the following date(s) you'd commit to as an alternative: Wednesday September 10, 2008 7:30 p.m. Saturday September 13, 2008 7:30 p.m. Tuesday September 16, 2008 7:30 p.m. Saturday September 20, 2008 7:30 p.m. Saturday September 27, 2008 2:00 p.m. Pricing Once I place the order for tickets on August 11, all sales are final. Before then, I'm happy to issue refunds. Though people have indicated that they're willing to pay up to $72/$62 (Rear Balcony A), we'll plan on Rear Balcony B seating ($38/$32). A group of 15+ people qualifies for a 20% discount, so if our numbers get that high, I will individually refund the difference to people. We can consider the more expensive tickets, too, but I'll only change the event details if EVERYONE is interested. For now, we'll plan on the Rear Balcony B seating for ($38/$32). Click here to view the Seating Chart and Pricing Information for the LA Opera. The Fly Opera (Cast Bios, Production Photos, etc) Los Angeles Opera If you haven't already read The Fly, hopefully you'll consider it and join us! The short story (27 pages) is re-printed in the book Adaptations: From Short Story to Big Screen - 35 Great Stories that Have Inspired Great Films edited by Staphanie Harrison (ISBN: 1-4000-5314-5). Of course, guests are welcome! See you then!