Architect Frank Gehry will design a set for a performance by Portuguese fado singer Mariza later this year.

Gehry, renowned for his stunning and daring urban visions, has agreed to create a taverna-inspired stage for Mariza's performance in October at the Walt Disney Concert Hall.

Gehry promises the pair will make for a very special evening in the building he conceived.

"I want this set to enhance and support her," Gehry, 78, said Friday in an interview with The Associated Press. "It's not going to be a Frank Gehry set. You won't recognize it."

Gehry said he met Mariza several years ago in Lisbon and was enamored by fado, Portuguese folk music that often has mournful lyrics. The music genre began in working-class neighborhoods and was performed in tavernas where people sat at tables singing and drinking wine.