Behind the Scenes

It takes a lot more than a great score and a talented cast to make an opera really sing. Discover what goes into building a grand production through our archive of photo and video journals.

6 Sep 2019 Action rehearsal for The Love for Three Oranges

31 May 2019 Discovering the jobs behind the scenes

31 Jan 2019 A Midsummer Night's Dream takes the stage

27 Jun 2018 The scenery of Sky on Swings

6 Feb 2018 Written on Skin in rehearsal

16 Feb 2017 One Night Only: Dito & Aeneas

19 Apr 2016 The Potent Potion to Drive Devotion

12 Aug 2019 Dance auditions for Semele

18 Apr 2019 Composer Rene Orth talks about her opera Empty the House

31 Jul 2018 Opera Philadelphia Ale

18 May 2018 The making of Double Exposure

1 Feb 2018 Building the Box: a behind-the-scenes look at Written on Skin

18 May 2016 Opera in the Making

30 Sep 2015 Operatographer

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