Cultural Cocktail Hour
ARIA’s Opening Night Festivities at LA OPERA- From Russia with Love
ARIA’s Opening Night Festivities at LA Opera: From Russia With Love
All text and Photography © 2011
By Leticia Marie Sanchez
At LA Opera’s ARIA’s White Night party, chaired by actress and singer-songwriter Emmy Rossum a vivacious fur-capped hostess floated around the dance floor bearing divine desserts. As James Bond would say, from Russia With Love.
The Maestro himself, Placido Domingo, appeared at the ARIA party to introduce the talented artists
behind the production of Eugene Onegin including:conductor James Conlon,Stage Director Francesca Gilpin, and Lighting Designer Peter Mumford.
Additionally, the party goers met the stars of Eugene Onegin including: Dalibor Jenis (Eugene Onegin), Oksana Dyka (Tatiana), Vsevolod Grinov (Lensky), Ekaterina Semenchuk (Olga), James Creswell (Prince Germin), Ronnita Nicole Miller (Filipievna), and Keith Jameson (Monsieur Triquet).
The Über-talented Oksana Dyka (third from Left, below) whose performance as Tatiana brought down the opera house with multiple standing ovations earlier in the evening, spontaneously jumped on stage during the Aria after–party and began to groove to 70’s rock.
One did not want the magical night to end. Never fear,Aria Nights at the Opera will continue this season with Roméo et Juliette on November 12, Simon Boccanegra on February 11, and La Bohème on May 12th.
For more information on ARIA, please visit:
http://www.losangelesopera.com/community/youngpro.aspx
Until then, keep your cultural cocktail glasses filled with bel canto, vibrati, and coloratura!
Leticia Marie Sanchez
Editor-in-Chief
Cultural Cocktail Hour
Reporting from LA Opera’s Opening Night: Saturday September 17th