Sunday, November 8, 2009

UBC Opera's dress rehearsal for Puccini's Suor Angelica and Gianni Schicchi

On the evening of November 3, 2009, I enjoyed photographing dress rehearsals for two one-act operas by Puccini, Suor Angelica and Gianni Schicchi. These student production were held in the Chan Centre for the Performing Arts at the University of British Columbia. If you wish to see some 30 photos of the Suor Angelica rehearsal or about 50 shots taken during Gianni Schicchi, you are invited to click on the appropriate highlighted title and visit my flickr account.

First, a few highlights from the tragic opera, Suor Angelica.









This was then followed by the one-act comedy, Gianni Schicchi: