Monday’s Visit to the…Scene Shop?
Well, the costumes made the short, but crowded trip over to the theatre today, so there are no costumes to visit. Now you’ll just have to come see them in action on stage! I do have a couple of...
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The scenery shop is hard at work, but they aren’t getting ready for the next opera, yet. They’re creating some beautiful drops for a production of The Nutcracker! Check these out: And this beautiful...
View ArticleHansel and Gretel Load-In.
It takes some serious work to get an opera set loaded into Capitol Theatre and set up properly. We left a camera in the back of the theatre and made this time-lapse video to show you how the load-in...
View ArticleThe Making of the Witch’s Broom
The Utah Symphony Production crew wanted to make a broom that danced along with the witch in Hansel and Gretel. Here’s a behind-the-scenes look at how they accomplished it.
View ArticleHave you Seen the Opera Alligator?
The Scenery and Props departments of Utah Opera have many secrets, but few are as fun as the Utah Opera alligator. Have you seen it on stage before? The alligator works its way into every Opera...
View ArticleWhat’s the Scene Shop Been Up To?
How are the Sundance Film Festival and Utah Opera related? Well, we are both cool entertainment options in Utah. But the real way is, the Utah Opera scene shop gets busy every year building set pieces...
View ArticleChecking in With the Scene Shop
Have you been wondering what our Utah Opera Scene Shop is up to lately? I sure have been! In addition to the sets they do for operas, they also do a lot of work on set pieces for other arts companies,...
View ArticleDrop Painting from the Scene Shop
I’m always happy when we can highlight some of the great work that comes out of our Utah Opera Scene Shop, and here’s a time-lapse video of one of the drops they just finished working on for our...
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