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Spanish Dracula with Live Orchestra (OPENING NIGHT)

terrified woman with one arm raised up in defense is in the foreground as a bat with a human face looms ominously behind her
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$40-$100    |  Oct 25, 2024  |  7:30PM - 10:00PM
The United Theater on Broadway
933 S. Broadway, Los Angeles 90015
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(THROUGH OCTOBER 27) Relive Hollywood’s Golden Age with a rediscovered classic film at the historic United Theater (formerly known as The Ace)!

While Bela Lugosi was vamping it up in front of the cameras by day, a night crew shot an alternate version of Dracula in Spanish — same sets, same story, new cast. This second incarnation of the classic, starring Carlos Villarías, was largely forgotten until a recent renaissance, and many now hail it as the superior version.

See it on the big screen (with English subtitles) as Resident Conductor Lina González-Granados leads the LA Opera Orchestra in a live performance of a new LAO-commissioned score by Academy Award-winning composer Gustavo Santaolalla (The Last of Us, Brokeback Mountain), who’ll also star as featured guitar soloist.

Additional guest soloists include violinist Javier Casalla and accordionist Michael Ward-Bergeman, with live sound effects created by foley artist Joanna Fang and foley mixer Blake Collins.