Photos: ‘Ghosts of Versailles’

From top left, Vanessa Becerra, Peabody Southwell and So Young Park as Gossips in “The Ghosts of Versailles” at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion.   (Lawrence K. Ho / Los Angeles Times)

Lucas Meachem as Figaro in L.A. Opera’s “The Ghosts of Versailles.”   (Lawrence K. Ho / Los Angeles Times)

Christopher Maltman as Beaumarchais in “The Ghosts of Versailles.”   (Lawrence K. Ho / Los Angeles Times)

Christopher Maltman as Beaumarchais (wielding sword) with the “The Ghosts of Versailles” cast at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion.   (Lawrence K. Ho / Los Angeles Times)

Philip Cokorinos as Suleyman Pasha in “The Ghosts of Versailles.”   (Lawrence K. Ho / Los Angeles Times)

Patti LuPone as Samira (center) in “The Ghosts of Versailles.”   (Lawrence K. Ho / Los Angeles Times)

A scene in L.A. Opera’s production of John Corigliano’s “The Ghosts of Versailles” at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion.   (Lawrence K. Ho / Los Angeles Times)

Philip Cokorinos (left) as Suleyman Pasha and Victoria Livengood as an opera singer in “The Ghosts of Versailles.”   (Lawrence K. Ho / Los Angeles Times)

Robert Brubaker as Begearss with the cast in L.A. Opera’s “The Ghosts of Versailles.”   (Lawrence K. Ho / Los Angeles Times)

Patricia Racette as Marie Antoinette and Christopher Maltman as Beaumarchais in “The Ghosts of Versailles.”   (Lawrence K. Ho / Los Angeles Times)

A cast member performs a stunt in “The Ghosts of Versailles.”   (Lawrence K. Ho / Los Angeles Times)

Joel Sorensen (left) as Wilhelm and Robert Brubaker as Begearss in “The Ghosts of Versailles.”   (Lawrence K. Ho / Los Angeles Times)

Composer John Corigliano acknowledges applause with cast after the performance of “The Ghosts of Versailles.”   (Lawrence K. Ho / Los Angeles Times)