![]() Producing opera at a level that rivals the productions of the world's other great houses, with the caliber of artist that demands, is an expensive endeavor. And when they're done, they will turn to another 40-by-60 wagon that holds the set of Puccini's "Madame Butterfly" and begin erecting a 19th-century Japanese home in Nagasaki. They will load the temple piece by piece onto a 40-by-60-foot wagon. Dave Rossman/Freelance Show More Show Less 6 of6 Houston Grand Opera stagehands move pieces of the set into place Wednesday before a performance of Mozart's "The Magic Flute," which is running concurrently with Puccini's "Madame Butterfly." Dave Rossman/Freelance Show More Show Lessīright and early this morning, as Houston sits down to breakfast, three dozen stage hands will swarm the Houston Grand Opera's cavernous stage and begin the intricate task of dismantling the set from Mozart's "Magic Flute" that has been leased from the English National Opera. Mayra Beltran/Staff Show More Show Less 5 of6 Matthew Farwell and Peter Smith clean the stage Wednesday before a performance of "The Magic Flute" at the Wortham Theater Center. ![]() It gets stored intact between shows, with much of the rest of the set stacked separately. Mayra Beltran/Staff Show More Show Less 4 of6 Greg Banfield, right, checks the lighting on the set of "Madame Butterfly." The largest set piece for the opera is the heroine's house and a revolving ramp. Mayra Beltran/Staff Show More Show Less 3 of6 The crew checks the lighting while setting up for "Madame Butterfly" after swapping out the set used for "The Magic Flute." When it's not onstage, smaller parts of the "Butterfly" set are stored separately from the largest, intact piece. After the set is loaded onto the wagon, a different set - for "Madame Butterfly" - will take its place on the Brown Theater stage. Mayra Beltran/Staff Show More Show Less 2 of6 Bob Baker and Ralph Evans sit on the 40-by-60-foot wagon that moves the set for "The Magic Flute" on and offstage. ![]() 1 of6 The backstage crew works at assembling the set for the opera "Madame Butterfly" after swapping out "The Magic Flute" set Friday at the Houston Grand Opera.
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