Come back often to check out the progress on the Orpheus in the Underworld set we are using on April 27 & 29. Our Artistic Director Michael Borowitz and our Nevada Opera Chorus are creating it from scratch, since this version has never been performed before in the United States!
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Well, folks... you may want to know WHY an artistic director would want to build his own set. I'm not sure I can fully answer that... except to say that Orpheus in the Underworld has been one of my favorite shows, and designing it has been very rewarding. I've always seen this show as somewhat cartoonish... bright colors, bigger-than-life props to match bigger-than-life personas on stage. I'm not a carpenter, but I have to say I've learned much on this journey... I've seen plenty of sets to know what works and what doesn't, and that's been an enormous help to me. Feel free to ask questions... I'm in Boise at the moment doing an opera concert, then I'll hit the ground running when I arrive back in Reno this Sunday with a sing-through of Orpheus with the entire cast in the afternoon, then staging begins that evening. I'll be in the shop early mornings, sawing and painting... I look forward to any questions you might have... and I'll keep you posted on how it's going...
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