Opera - 50s style

[Midge]

My mom just sent me this great clip from the opera "Manon Lescaut" - done in a retro 50s style look, and with Anna Netrebko looking like a young Liz Taylor. Love it, and I think it's a nice idea to do an opera in yet a different style - neither traditional or all modern, but with a different twist.

Clip from "Manon Lescaut"

Karin

 

[vertugarde]

Thanks for posting Karin! Susan Hilferty is a terrific designer.

http://www.susanhilferty.com

 

[Midge]

Oh, wow! She did the costumes for Wicked too - I wouldn't have known!

Karin

 

[cmpollack]

Oh, the costumes in that are just wonderful! And thanks for letting us know more about the designer, Christina!

A production of The Taming of the Shrew set in 50s North End Boston was done on the Boston Common a few summers back. Here are some photos of the costumes:

http://www.boston.com/yourlife/fashion/gallery/0809_tamingoftheshrew/