Carmen Set Rebuild

Set years are something like dog years, so although the Carmen set is 28 years old, it looked more like it was 80.  As my Grandma would say, going out in public without your makeup on and your hair done up is a disgrace, so this summer and fall’s task is making the Carmen set look respectable again.

Originally built by San Diego Opera for Houston Grand Opera, the set was used by Houston Grand for several years before eventually being sold to San Diego Opera.  After they used it for a few years, Utah Opera Company purchased the set and now it is one of the most rented sets we own.  (It’s even been rented twice by San Diego Opera since they sold it to us.)

It’s getting split wood repaired, new paint here and there and general repairs as needed so that when it goes on stage in 2010, it’ll look like it took a sip from the fountain of youth!

We’ve also created new soldier jackets for this performance, built by Milivoj Poletan. The script specifies that they be canary yellow:

NOTE: Carmen is more than a month away, but tickets are already moving fast and opening night is nearly sold out! So if you’d like to see this production, purchase tickets soon. Click here for more info.