Pacific Opera Project’s Zorro

Pacific Opera Project presents the Los Angeles premiere of Héctor Armienta’s Zorro at the Playhouse Saturday evening, May 16th at 7:30pm (additional performance Sunday afternoon, May 17th at 3:00pm). The famed masked vigilante comes alive in this swashbuckling opera filled with romance, humor, and suspense. Set in the early 1800s in El Pueblo de Los Angeles, still a colony of Spain, this thrilling new work follows the adventures of the Spanish nobleman who hides his true identity behind a black mask to become Zorro, the dashing defender of the poor and enslaved. With a lush score influenced by mariachi, flamenco, and corrido music, Zorro leaps into dashing sword fights and passionate romance while battling tyranny and corruption and defending California’s disenfranchised and indigenous peoples. Presented in English and Spanish with projected supertitles, fully staged with orchestra, costumes, sets, and operatic talent from across the country. Founded in 2011, Los Angeles’s Pacific Opera Project (POP) is dedicated to providing quality opera that is accessible, affordable, and entertaining. There are two ways to purchase tickets: in person and online. Tickets purchased in person and online are subject to a $3.70 service fee per ticket (all sales are final). 1) In person– Visit the Playhouse Box Office Thursdays from 3:00pm-7:00pm or day of show starting at 6:30pm. 2) Online– Click the ‘Buy Tickets’ button. PLEASE NOTE: Unless otherwise stated, Playhouse events are presented by independent producers.