(Image Courtesy of Los Angeles Master Chorale)

The Los Angeles Master Chorale has revealed that famed actress Jane Fonda will be the narrator of the U.S. premiere of Rufus Wainwright’s “Dream Requiem.”

The concert is set for May 4 at Walt Disney Concert Hall and will also feature soprano Liv Redpath. Grant Gershon conducts the showcase for 88 singers and orchestra.

“I’m thrilled to collaborate with my brilliant friend Rufus Wainwright on his new work, ‘Dream Requiem,’ alongside the outstanding, GRAMMY™ Award-winning Los Angeles Master Chorale,” said Fonda in an official press release. “It’s a privilege to work with such talented musicians, artists, and visionaries to bring this remarkable vision to life.”

Wainwright was inspired by an early encounter with Verdi’s “Requiem” and began work on it following COVID-19 and the California Wildfires. The piece utilizes Latin text for the mass with Byron’s “Darkness.”

The concert kicks off at 7 p.m. local time.