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A new home for new opera in Los Angeles! The Industry presents new and experimental productions that merge music, visual arts, and performance in order to expand the traditional definition of opera and create a new paradigm for interdisciplinary collaboration. INVISIBLE CITIES An invisible opera for wireless headphones Music and libretto by Christopher Cerrone Adapted from the novel by Italo Calvino Directed by Yuval Sharon Conducted by Marc Lowenstein Lead Sound Designer E. Martin Gimenez In collaboration with the LA Dance Project WORLD PREMIERE PRODUCTION FALL 2013 Kublai Khan asks Marco Polo: do the cities in my empire exist, or are they figments of my imagination? Does any city truly exist, or are they the construct of our desires and expectations? The Industry’s second production promises to be an unforgettable site-specific exploration of Calvino’s masterpiece, set by rising-star composer Christopher Cerrone.