Calgary Opera’s production of ‘Das Rheingold’ features fantastic effects, costumes

WATCH: Some talented Calgarians are hitting the stage with a pretty spectacular show this week. As Gil Tucker reports, they’re presenting a traditional tale with some high-tech twists.Written by Richard Wagner in 1854, it’s a remount of a production originally staged by Minnesota Opera in 2016.

“It’s a mythic adventure, characters fighting for gold and giving up love,” Calgary Opera CEO Sue Elliott said. “So it’s a story that’s common to Marvel movies, toThe costumes include gold-coloured sleeves that light up and also an eye-patch with lights attached.“Wotan is the king of the gods,” Calgary Opera Head of Wardrobe Heather Moore said.Heather Moore and Julie Elkiw work on a costume for Calgary Opera’s new production of ‘Das Rheingold’.

“The last thing you want is for the singers to be distracted by these technical elements,” Moore said. “Because they’re like athletes — they have to concentrate on their performance.” “It features a lot of special effects, fantastic video projections,” Elliott said. “And other tricks that we have up our sleeve.”New exhibit opens at Royal Alberta Museum featuring local artistsAll 787 Dreamliners should be grounded, Boeing whistleblower warns

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