Scene design with projected image for The Tales of Hoffmann
Maker and role
Artist: Franco Colavecchia, American, born England, 1937
Year
1999
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Media/Materials
Printed paper with ink, acrylic, and collage, mounted on board
Measurements
sheet, 14 x 17 3/4in (35.6 x 45.1cm)
Credit line
Gift of the Tobin Foundation for Theatre Arts
Accession number
TL2005.97.4
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Location
Theatre production
Opera by Jacques Offenbach. Produced by the Piedmont Opera, Winston-Salem, North Carolina, 2000.
Further information
Prodded by his friends (and fueled by drink), Hoffmann's hero recounts the stories of his ill-fated love affairs. Franco Colavecchia appropriated staring eyes, flayed heads, and other scientific illustrations to suggest the horrifying world of the young man's memories or dreams.
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