Making the Magic

Inside Vancouver Opera

English - October 15, 2023 18:30 - 9 minutes - 8.46 MB
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Vancouver Opera presents The Magic Flute - October 21st to 29th, at the Queen Elizabeth Theatre. Stephen Elgar, Vancouver Opera’s Head of Properties, opens the workshop to share how he brings magic to the mundane, creating objects fit for the stage. Stephen discusses his career from restoring furniture to preparing “pony-trikes” and a “three-headed dragon” for The Magic Flute. For tickets and more information visit VancouverOpera.ca

Credits

Host - Ashley Daniel Foot

Guest - Stephen Elgar

Editor - Mack McGillivray