Technicolor opera slays bloodsuckers with song!
At a Glance
- Christopher Lee fights Mr. Universe Reg Park
- A vastly entertaining opera sung to Mario Bava's 1961 film brings the Italian cult-fantasy flick to life
- Campy, vampy fun at LA's favorite gothic theater this Halloween
Hercules vs. Vampires is a musical reimagining of the legendary Mario Bava's 1961 sword-and-sandal creature-feature — a color-drenched epic that was already highly operatic in scope. When the actors on the big screen, including British body builder Reg Park (mentor to Arnold Schwarzenegger) and the great Christopher Lee (Hammer's Dracula, Lord of the Rings, Star Wars) open their mouths to speak, the audience hears their lines belted-out by a cast of nine opera singers, accompanied by the LA Opera Orchestra. This campy 'midnight movie' outshines its genre in ambitious special effects and striking cinematography, perfectly married to Patrick Morganelli's adventurous new opera composition. Fill your Halloween with equal amounts of BEEF and CHEESE in the amazing gothic cathedral that is The United Theater on Broadway, and feel free to come in costume!
Music and adapted libretto by Patrick Morganelli
Running time: one hour and 15 minutes, with no intermission
Sung in: English with subtitles
Cast to be announced