Placido Domingo to Sing in Woody Allen-Helmed L.A. Opera — billboard.com

Placido Domingo will take on his 146th role when he sings the title character of Puccini's Gianni Schicchi in a Woody Allen production on Sept. 12, the opening night of the Los Angeles Opera 2015-16 season. Allen will return to direct his staging, which premiered in 2008, the company announced Tuesday. Domingo will conduct the second half of the double bill, a revival of Franco Zeffirelli's 1996 production of Leoncavallo's Pagliacci featuring Marco Berti as Canio.

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