YO-YO MA: TUESDAY, AUGUST 7, 2012, AT 8 PM

YUJA WANG: THURSDAY, AUGUST 9, 2012, AT 8 PM

RIGOLETTO: SUNDAY, AUGUST 12, 2012, AT 7:30 PM

WHAT:             

Music Director Gustavo Dudamel kicks off his two-week return to the Hollywood Bowl, summer home of the Los Angeles Philharmonic, with an exciting series of shows that pair Dudamel with revered cellist Yo-Yo Ma on Tuesday, August 7, and with prodigious pianist Yuja Wang on Thursday, August 9. In what is becoming an annual summer tradition, Gustavo Dudamel also continues to share his passion for opera in a special, one-night-only performance of Verdi’s Rigoletto on Sunday, August 12, featuring an international cast led by baritone Željko Lučić, in his signature role as the hunchbacked court jester doomed by a sinister curse.

These performances lead up to Gustavo Dudamel’s Americas and Americans festival at the Hollywood Bowl from Tuesday, August 14, 2012 to Sunday, August 19, 2012. With a long-standing belief that barriers can be broken through art, Americas and Americans brings to life Dudamel’s global vision of a multi-cultural community unified by music. This boundary-blending celebration of music welcomes to the Hollywood Bowl Juan Luis Guerra, Ruben Blades, Eddie Palmieri, Sergio Tiempo, Juanes and Plácido Domingo. For a detailed list of programs, please visit: http://hbowl.com/Americas

WHEN/WHO:    Tuesday, August 7 at 8 p.m.

Gustavo Dudamel, conductor

Yo-Yo Ma, cello

Los Angeles Philharmonic

SCHUMANN      Cello Concerto

TCHAIKOVSKY   Symphony No. 4

Thursday, August 9 at 8 p.m.

Gustavo Dudamel, conductor

Yuja Wang, piano

Los Angeles Philharmonic

TCHAIKOVSKY  Piano Concerto No. 1

TCHAIKOVSKY  Symphony No. 4

Sunday, August 12 at 7:30 p.m.

Gustavo Dudamel, conductor

VERDI   Rigoletto

Los Angeles Philharmonic

Zeljko Lucic, Rigoletto

David Lomelí, Duke of Mantua

Irina Lungu, Gilda

Alexander Tsymbalyuk, Sparafucile

Nancy Fabiola Herrera, Maddalena

Ryan McKinny, Count Monterone

Irene Roberts, Giovanna

Craig Verm, Marullo

Matthew Plenk, Borsa

Adam Cioffari, il Conte di Ceprano

Maya Lahyani, La Contessa di Ceprano

Diana Newman, Paggio

Keith Colclough, Usher

For full artist biographies, please visit Hollywoodbowl.com

WHERE:           

HOLLYWOOD BOWL

2301 N Highland Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90068

HOW TO PURCHASE TICKETS:          

Subscriptions and single tickets for the Hollywood Bowl 2012 summer season are available now at HollywoodBowl.com or via credit card phone order at 323.850.2000. For more information, please call 323.850.2000.

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