Azerbaijan, Baku, July 9 /Trend S. Ahmedova/
The Azerbaijani musical comedy (operetta) Cloth Peddler/Arşın Mal Alan will be performed in Los Angeles on September 7, 2013 with the organization of the Consulate General of Azerbaijan in Los Angeles, the Consulate General reported.
According to the report the performance will be dedicated to the 100th anniversary of the operetta.
The performance will take place in the Music Center's Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, which is one of the largest and most renowned opera houses of the world. Besides being home to the eminent Los Angeles Opera, the Pavilion is also famous for hosting Oscar Awards ceremonies in 1970-90s.
The producer of the musical comedy is the award-winning American composer and producer Michael Schnack. Michael Schnack was also the producer of the same operetta staged in Vienna Chamber Orchestra (Austria) in 2006 to a great acclaim.
All roles will be performed by outstanding American opera singers, who will be singing in original Azerbaijani (with projected English translations) and speaking in English. A Los Angeles-based orchestra of exquisite musicians will play the music.
It is the first time that this unique musical comedy will be performed at such a scale and form in the English-speaking world in general, and the U.S. in particular.
