Taymor’s Flash Tops Goldenthal’s Score in L.A. Opera `Grendel’

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By David Mermelstein [Bloomberg.com, 9 June 2006]
June 9 (Bloomberg) — Elliot Goldenthal’s first opera, “Grendel,” made its much-anticipated official debut yesterday in a lavish staging at the Los Angeles Opera directed by Julie Taymor.