Highway 1, USA / The Dwarf fact sheet
Highway 1, USA
Music: William Grant Still
Libretto: Verna Arvey
World premiere: May 11, 1963, at Coral Gables High School in Miami
Cast:
Mary: Nicole Heaston
Bob: Norman Garrett
Nate: Chaz'men Williams-Ali *
Aunt Lou: Deborah Nansteel *
Sheriff: Alan Williams †
Creative team:
Conductor: James Conlon
Director: Kaneza Schaal
Production Designer: Christopher Myers
Scenery: Cheyanne Williams *
Costumes: Charlese Antoinette *
Lighting: Pablo Santiago
Chorus Director: Jeremy Frank
The Dwarf
Music: Alexander Zemlinsky
Libretto: Georg C. Klaren
World premiere: May 22, 1922, at the Stadttheater Glockengasse in Cologne
Cast:
The Dwarf: Rodrick Dixon
Donna Clara: Erica Petrocelli ‡
Don Estoban: Kristinn Sigmundsson
Gita: Emily Magee *
First Maid: Kathleen O'Mara †
Second Maid: Deepa Johnny †
Third Maid: Sarah Saturnino †
First Playmate: Tiffany Townsend ‡
Second Playmate: Madeleine Lyon †
Creative Team:
Conductor: James Conlon
Director: Darko Tresnjak
Scenic Designer: Ralph Funicello
Costume Designer: Linda Cho
Lighting Designer: David Weiner
Chorus Director: Jeremy Frank
* LA Opera debut
† Member of the Domingo-Colburn-Stein Young Artist Program
‡ Alumnus of the Domingo-Colburn-Stein Young Artist Program
Sung in German with English supertitles
Performance dates and times:
February 24, 2024, at 7:30pm
March 3, 2024, at 2pm
March 6, 2024, at 7:30pm
March 9, 2024, at 7:30pm
March 14, 2024, at 7:30pm
March 17, 2024, at 2pm
Highway 1, USA is performed in English with English supertitles.
The Dwarf is performed in German with English supertitles.
Estimated running time: two hours and 40 minutes, including one intermission
Venue: Dorothy Chandler Pavilion (135 North Grand Avenue, Los Angeles, 90012)
All programs, artists and dates are subject to change.
Last updated: August 22, 2023
