(L - R) Schlenker, Olcott, LeBoeuf

Session 3 | Sets, Costumes and Drama! 

For this final session Ryan is joined by Nick Olcott (director), Marsha LeBoeuf (costume designer), and Lisa Schlenker (set designer) as they discuss how they worked together to bring the music and drama to life authentically. 

This is the third of three sessions in the series - all online.

About the Full Series: Making a Cowboy Opera : The Blacksmith Salon Series 

Join us for this three-part online salon series as we take you behind-the-scenes of Opera Lafayette’s critically acclaimed, modern premiere of Philidor’s The Blacksmith (2020, Mancos, CO). Set in front of a historic Blacksmith shop and barn, Artistic Director Ryan Brown’s family ranch was the perfect first venue for this one-of-a-kind production. Hear from experts and the artists themselves about how this 18th-century French opéra comique was conceptualized, adapted and translated into a 19th-century American West. 

Unable to attend the opera in person? We have an On Demand version available for streaming half off with the purchase of this series. You can also look at our documentary with Rocky Mountain PBS.