We got tickets to the last performance of
the Cunning Little Vixen by the
Cleveland Orchestra! This was absolutely amazing! No wonder there was national coverage by both the
New York Times and
NPR! I've never seen anything like it!
The backdrop started off looking like the usual stage at Serverance Hall. But it was just a projection of what is usually on stage! There were 3 jumbo projectors that had flawless scrolling images between them.
The backdrop had holes and doors in it that allowed the opera singers to have animated animal bodies. It was extremely clever! It was like being in an impressionistic cartoon.
There were of course people playing humans on stage. The props that they had were even constructed to match the art style of the projections. At one point a character threw a log into a face hole in the projected fireplace. The fire projection then roared brighter. It was a great effect!
This show was wonderful and I was extremely fortunate that I got to see it. Click below to see some of the behind the making of the Cunning Little Vixen.
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