| Giacomo Puccini's |
| (Sister Angelica) |
Il Tabarro
| (The Cloak) |
| Suor Angelica (Sister Angelica) |
Gianni Schicchi
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| University of Delaware Opera Theatre Dr. Blake Smith, Director Dr. James Allen Anderson, Conductor Eddy Seger, Set Design Stephen Litterst, Lighting Three one-act operas. Three very different settings. Puccini combined a Parisian waterfront, a convent, and the apartment of a very wealthy-now-deceased fellow to give us a glimpse of vengeance, redemption and a fight over a mule. |
| Thompson Theatre May 2012 |
The barge was eleven feet wide and
sixteen feet long with a hold with a
working door and stairs. Seger also
provided the cloak used to cover the
fatal deed.
sixteen feet long with a hold with a
working door and stairs. Seger also
provided the cloak used to cover the
fatal deed.
Seger built the street organ
indicated in Puccini's score.
indicated in Puccini's score.
The story of a nun with a secret
and her ultimate redemption
takes place within the walls of a
convent. The fountain flows
with plastic food wrap.
and her ultimate redemption
takes place within the walls of a
convent. The fountain flows
with plastic food wrap.
For the ill-fated Parisian love
triangle of 1915, Seger provided
a warf scene with a streetlamp,
ramp, barge, bridge and view of
Paris in the background.
triangle of 1915, Seger provided
a warf scene with a streetlamp,
ramp, barge, bridge and view of
Paris in the background.
| Originally set in 1299 Florence, Dr. Smith updated the scene to a contemporary high-end New York apartment, asking for a portrait of the mule (spoken of in the libretto) to be placed over the bed of the deceased. Seger responded with an edgy look, including gray walls and woodwork, twelve-foot Jackson Pollack drapery, a balcony with a view of Central Park and the New York skyline in the distance, and artwork on the walls, highlighted by the three large (five by five) panels above the windows. |
| For the astute viewer, the three paintings above the windows represented each of the evening's offerings, hence, a triptych. |
| I l T r i t t i c o |
| (The Triptych) |
| Hear Shari Feldman, graduate student at the University of Delaware, sing the beautiful aria, "O Mio Babbino Caro" |
The warehouse where Seger
builds and paints scenery is just
south of his Clayton studio.
builds and paints scenery is just
south of his Clayton studio.
| A landscaping concern shares the space with him as he needs it, generously making room for his large drops and wagons. |
While birds are ever-present "helpers,"
this time a new family of kittens added
its own "special" touch. Their
contributions can be found in a variety
of places. They were delightful.
this time a new family of kittens added
its own "special" touch. Their
contributions can be found in a variety
of places. They were delightful.
| Hear Shari Feldman, graduate student at the University of Delaware, sing the beautiful aria, "O Mio Babbino Caro" |
Seger's
Scene Shop
Scene Shop
| Suor Angelica |
| Gianni Schicchi |
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