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Callas. 2024.

Such a beautiful, impactful and moving film experience. Truly a must watch.

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An original poster I have created for a performance of the Opera “Elektra” by Richard Strauss.

#elektra #richard strauss #greek mythology #opera art #ancient greek art inspired #chrysothemis #klytämnestra #orest

I participated in a mini opera art show to benefit a local opera guild. It was a lot of fun! This is one of the pieces I contributed: Turandot, from the opera Turandot; some of you may remember the WIP version of this from past WIP Wednesdays <3

Turandot’s outfit and hair is based on the Baoshan tomb frescoes from the Liao Dynasty, dating to the 10-11th centuries. The color palette and use of gold leaf is also inspired by the frescoes; despite being 1000 or 1100 years old, the colors are still vibrant, and the gold still visible on the walls! The uncolored version of this piece will be available for purchase in the new edition of my opera coloring book, ‘Manga and Mozart,’ available in Fall 2023.

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I'm back at drawing opera scenes!

Ettore Bastianini and Joan Sutherland in Lucia di Lammermoor

#opera tag #ettore bastianini #joan sutherland #opera art #drawing #art #my drawing #my art #if it wasn't for the plaid this would look like a classic trovatore pose #the plaid and those sleeves took forever #I know it's still not perfect but I'm ready to move on now

“We need a renaissance of wonder. We need to renew, in our hearts and in our souls, the deathless dream, the eternal poetry, the perennial sense that life is miracle and magic.” ~ E. Merrill Root [Papagena and Papageno, Emanuele Luzzati]

• In 1920 E. Merrill Root became an English professor at Earlham, a Quaker institution, and remained there until retiring in 1960. He was a traditional poet who usually worked in rhyme and standard metrical patterns. He demonstrated particular skill with the sonnet form. Root was a student of Robert Frost’s, and Frost was an admirer of his work. More: https://www.buckeyemuse.com/upon-the-gallows-tree-e-merrill-roots-poem-witchcraft/

• As a stage director, Emanuele Luzzati (1921-2007), had mounted a lavish 1963 full-scale production of the opera and fell in love with the music and the story. His animated The Magic Flute, made fifteen years later, was met with glowing reviews and multiple awards. More: http://stalkingthebelleepoque.blogspot.com/2010/12/friday-fun-emanuele-luzzatis-magic.html