Countdown to the opening of Opera

Only nine more hours until the opening of Opera, David Judaken’s swanky new club that’s sure to be the talk of the town (and the tabloids) for years to come. Good luck crashing tonight’s event though. The hard-asses at The Alliance are hosting the bash and unless you look like Paris Hilton or drink like Lindsay Lohan, you won’t past their iron rope. (Even I don’t know if I’ll be able to crash because The Alliance is vehemently anti press and the prominent Hollywood club owner I was going to sneak in with just flaked on me because he doesn’t feel like dealing with tonight’s door drama.)

Here’s the scoop:
The club is located on 1650 Schrader Boulevard in Hollywood. Judaken has divided the space into two: Opera and Crimson. Opera is the elegant half, decked out with beautiful archways and fog screens. Crimson, which opens next Wednesday with an X Games event hosted by Travis Barker, is the rock ‘n roll side. What does rock ‘n roll really mean at an A-list club? Snakeskin and faux-fur décor.

Here’s what you can look forward to:
At Opera, The Alliance will hold court on Thursdays and nice guys Zen Freeman and Chris Paul will take over on Fridays; nightclub vets Chris Whalley and Herman Town will preside over Saturdays; and on Sundays, Icon will host hip-hop parties.

Over at Crimson, “David & David” of Teddy’s fame will hook up with Jean Paul to host a “hipster” night on Wednesdays and beginning Monday, August 6, youngster promoters Ryan Cook, Michael Bellisario and Brad Hoss will take over.

Here’s the hook-up:
You’ll notice I linked to just about every promoter’s Myspace page. Go make friends with them so that they'll let you in!

Oh Opera, how I can't wait to see what's behind your plywood shield.