Soprano Ailyn Pérez will be featured in this program of Italian, Spanish and Mexican arias and duets. They will be accompanied by an orchestra lead by Eugene Kohn.

The intimate space at The Broad Stage means this concert offers up perhaps one of the most intimate recitals Domingo has given in quite a long time locally. That perhaps explains the $429 ticket price and the reality that this concert appears to have sold out.

If getting into The Broad Stage isn’t an option for you, there are still two performances left of El Gato Montés.

Domingo has long been an advocate for the works of Spanish and Mexican composers. His continuing to do so here is no surprise.

Nor is it a surprise that Pérez will be joining him. In addition to being a recipient of the 2012 Richard Tucker Award, she was the winner of the 15th annual Plácido Domingo Award. She is scheduled to perform at the Los Angeles Philharmonic concerts Masses by Beethoven & Haydn on May 25th and 26th.

Main photo:  Plácido Domingo in LA Opera’s El Gato Montés (Photo by Cory Weaver/Courtesy of LA Opera)

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El Gato Montés (translation The Wildcat) depicts a classic love triangle that finds bullfighter Rafael Ruiz (Arturo Chacón-Cruz) battling a bandit, Juanillo (Domingo) – nicknamed “The Wildcat” –  for the love of Soleá (Ana María Martínez). Ruiz and Soleá have already pledged themselves to one another. But for a man like Juanillo, nothing will get in the way of his desires. The opera includes fortune tellers, bullfighting, and, as in many operas, a truly tragic ending.

The opera was composed by Manuel Penella. Jorge Torres directed this production which comes from Teatro de la Zarzuela (Madrid), Instituto Nacional de las Artes Escénicas y de la Musica. This is the first time LA Opera has presented this production of El Gato Montés.

This is a perfect first opera for newcomers. It’s sexy, it’s violent and it’s only 2 hours and 20 minutes. And it stars a man who continues to defy expectations by performing year after year. Next January he turns 79. Domingo is a man who has kept himself in great vocal shape and recognizes where his voice sounds best and chooses roles accordingly.

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Photo of Plácido Domingo by Kaori Suzuki. Courtesy of LA Opera.

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