LA Opera: West Side Story
An Experience L.A. Event
Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, 135 N. Grand Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90012

West Side Story will run at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion from September 20 through October 12. To attend on your own, purchase tickets at  laopera.org.  

ADMISSION: 
Admission is free and open to current USC students only, who must use the provided transportation to attend. Space is limited and advance registration is required. Check-in for the event will begin at 5 p.m. on campus. Buses will depart at 5:45 p.m. and return to campus at 10:45 p.m. Dinner will be provided at check-in. RSVP beginning Friday, August 1, at 10 a.m.

DESCRIPTION: 
“Brimming with theatrical energy and verve… Zambello keeps the action fast paced, clear, and vivid.”—Parterre Box 

USC students are invited to experience West Side Story, performed on a grand scale by the LA Opera and preceded by a lecture. 

New York City’s West Side is split between the Jets and the Sharks—but these warring gangs never imagined that two of their own could fall in love. Tenor Duke Kim is Tony, a former Jet who finds himself falling for Maria (the radiant soprano Gabriella Reyes). But Maria is promised to another, and her brother Bernardo is more than willing to rally his Sharks to keep it that way. The two lovers dream of a happily ever after, but their neighborhood can see tragedy coming a mile away.

Countless fans know and love the musical masterpiece, with classic songs like “America,” “Somewhere,” and “I Feel Pretty,” but few have seen it like this. Originally conceived by composer Leonard Bernstein as an opera, his landmark work will be given a maximalist treatment by the LA Opera Orchestra, not to mention a magnificent cast in top vocal and physical form. Be there as conductor James Conlon and director Francesca Zambello dive into one of the most emblematic works of American theater with this elevated take that incorporates the iconic original choreography created by the legendary Jerome Robbins.
 

Presented by USC Visions and Voices. 

Photo: Todd Rosenberg