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Mark Morris Goes to the Opera DOWNTOWN LOS ANGELES - The Mark Morris Dance Group has been pleasing audiences for 30 years, and its "L'Allegro, il Penseroso ed il Moderato" has been presented in 18 cities on three continents. In short, it's not a new work. This week, however, there is a new element to the oft-praised piece. On May 5-8, the company bounds into Downtown Los Angeles where it unites with L.A. Opera for the first time. During the four performances at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, 24 dancers will take the stage to music by Handel while the L.A. Opera Orchestra and Chorus, conducted by Grant Gershon, plays. There will also be a quartet of singers: sopranos Hei-Kyung Hong and Sarah Coburn, tenor Barry Banks and bass-baritone John Relyea. May 5-8 at 135 N. Grand Ave., (213) 972-0711 or musiccenter.org. page 22, 5/2/2011 ©Los Angeles Downtown News. Reprinting items retrieved from the archives are for personal use only. They may not be reproduced or retransmitted without permission of the Los Angeles Downtown
