A sneak peek into “The Three Feathers”
Check out these costume sketches for the upcoming children’s opera The Three Feathers. Jane Stein, associate professor of costume design in the School of Performing Arts, is the creative mind behind these awesome costume ideas!
An original opera commissioned by the Center for the Arts, The Three Feathers is based on a Grimm’s fairytale, and we’re getting so excited for the premiere in October! These beautiful costumes will be perfect to help paint the picture of the enchanting world of The Three Feathers.
Characters like Dora, the Frog Prince, Gilda, the King, and Tilda all feature brightly colored costumes with intricate details. It will be amazing to see them in person, beautifully lit on stage!
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Which costume is your favorite?
Local students audition for children’s opera “The Three Feathers”
As part of our 2014-15 season, the Center for the Arts at Virginia Tech is presenting a new one-act children’s opera, The Three Feathers.
Patrice Yearwood, founder and artistic director of Blacksburg Children’s Chorale, led the auditions, which spanned several days. Students pictured here auditioned in Yearwood’s home on Thursday, May 29, 2014. Singers include Madelyn Carico (pink shirt) of Falling Branch Elementary School, Kate Hudson (striped dress) of Margaret Beeks Elementary School, Ethan Buhyoff (green shirt) of Auburn Baptist Christian Academy, and Brianna Boyd (yellow shirt) of Auburn Middle School.
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Commissioned by the Center for the Arts and composer Lori Laitman and brilliantly retold by librettist Dana Gioia, The Three Feathers is based on a Grimm’s fairytale, creating a mysterious world inhabited by a king, his three princess daughters, and courtiers, and the fantastical underworld kingdom of the Frog Prince and his chorus of rats, bats, and frogs. The story will carry audiences young and old on a journey through song and spectacle. Recommended for ages six years and older.
Performances of The Three Feathers will be held on Friday, October 17, 2014, at 7:30 p.m.; Saturday, October 18, 2014, at 2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m.; and Sunday, October 19, 2014, at 2 p.m. The Three Feathers will be performed in the Anne and Ellen Fife Theatre, in the Moss Arts Center’s Street and Davis Performance Hall. Ticket packages are on sale now; individual ticket sales begin in August. For more information, vist www.artscenter.vt.edu or call the Moss Arts Center box office at 540-231-5300.
What it looks like to prepare for the premiere of children’s opera “The Three Feathers”
We’re just weeks away from the world premiere of children’s opera The Three Feathers, commissioned by the Center for the Arts and composed by Lori Laitman, with libretto by Dana Gioia.
The cast and crew of The Three Feathers have been working feverishly to prepare for opening night on Friday, Oct. 17, and we have a first sneak peek at some of the beautiful music from the opera.
For instance, here’s Dora’s aria from The Three Feathers, and for more behind-the-scenes action, check here for a look back at the gorgeous costume renderings for the opera as well.
We even got a peek a few weeks ago at an early costume fitting for two of the actors–which was incredible to begin to see the renderings come to life! Virginia Tech students Liam Dillon, who plays the King, and Katherine Combs (Tilda) met with Jane Stein, assistant professor of costume design here at VT, as well as Beth Christensen (costume shop manager) and Cathleen Conner (first hand stitcher).
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Tickets are still available for each of the four scheduled performances: Friday, October 17, 2014 at 7:30 PM; Saturday, October 18, 2014, at 2 PM and 7:30 PM; and Sunday, October 19, 2014, at 2 PM. We can’t wait to share this beautiful experience with you!