Los Angeles calls upon star French designers for 'Figaro' opera
May 22, 2013 at 13:01 PM EDT
LOS ANGELES, May 22 (Reuters) - Count Almaviva, muscles bulging and resplendent in white, struts like a peacock across the stage belting his baritone at his countess, who sits in a flowing red gown against a sparse backdrop of sleek, modernist lines.