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Hansel and Gretel : a production thesis

University of British Columbia

The production of an opera is a complex proposition. There are many areas of thought and planning which are crucial to the presentation of a unified production. This thesis is a report, based on the University of British Columbia Opera Theatre's production of Engelbert Humperdinck's opera Hansel and Gretel. Of primary importance to the production is the director's concept of the work, since the rest of the details of the production are based on this concept. Chapter I deals with the director's concept of Hansel and Gretel, as well as with the way in which members of the cast dealt with the roles they were to play. The most tangible evidence of concept is the stage setting. This is the topic of Chapter II, which is both a report of the design phase of the sets, and a description of the construction of the sets. Lighting the stage forms the material for Chapter III. The designer's method is described, with the bulk of material, including his notes, light plot, and cue sheet appearing in the appendices. There are also several other areas of production which do not have sufficient bulk to become chapters. Chapter IV contains the report on costumes, makeup, publicity, tickets, programme, and properties. The "evidence" of the production appears in the appendices. Appendix I, the production score with all of the staging noted, appears in the envelope accompanying copy 1 of the thesis. Appendix II is a colection of plates and diagrams which deal with the stage settings, both from a conceptual and structural point of view. Appendix III is the material on lighting, while the actual cue sheet forms Appendix IV. The final Appendix contains lists and documents from the areas of production described in Chapter IV.

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2010-03-09

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