'Dressed For The Occasion' - 'Wigs and Wardrobe Manager' @ Opera Australia; Rebecca Ritchie

STAGES with Peter Eyers · Jul 6, 2022 · 57m

Rebecca Ritchie is Opera Australia's Wigs and Wardrobe Manager. She has been with the company since she was 19, joining as a sewer on their celebrated production of Baz Luhrmann's La Boheme. She leads a devoted team of artists who create the opulent costumes you see on stage in every Opera Australia production. When I spoke with Rebecca, she and her team were preparing productions of Madama Butterfly, La Traviata and Il Trovatore. We explore the process of building these costumes and honouring the Designer's vision. So many production elements contribute to the stage pictures we see across…