Puccini’s Madama Butterfly was a delight to watch. Aside from the girl sitting next to me who took more interest in her two smart phones in her purse during the Opera, I had thoroughly enjoyed this performance at the VO. Notable highlights from this production that really caught my attention and imagination was the set, costume, and video design throughout. The Mondrian theme that set the visual language was beautifully done on the kimonos worn by many of the performers as well as the striking suit worn by James Valenti who played one of the leading roles as Benjamin Franklin Pinkerton.
As for the video design, I quite enjoyed the cascading curtains that lowered from above displaying an animated wave pattern in alternating colours. It was almost trippy!
Stephanie was also in attendance but as much as we tried looking for each other before the show and during intermezzo, we didn’t meet until after the performance when we all spilled out into the lobby.
An applause for Vancouver Opera’s initiative in reaching out to the younger audience with the Opera Under Thirty (Get OUT!) promotion where I was able to take advantage of steep discounts on seats. I have but just one more year to still quality...
No comments:
Post a Comment