The Manitoba Underground Opera is headed into the woods for its latest production, transforming the Winnipeg Art Gallery’s Muriel Richardson Auditorium into the vast forest setting of Read this article for free: Already have an account? To continue reading, please subscribe: * The Manitoba Underground Opera is headed into the woods for its latest production, transforming the Winnipeg Art Gallery’s Muriel Richardson Auditorium into the vast forest setting of Read unlimited articles for free today: Already have an account? The Manitoba Underground Opera is headed into the woods for its latest production, transforming the Winnipeg Art Gallery’s Muriel Richardson Auditorium into the vast forest setting of Executive director Brendan McKeen hopes audiences will eat it up. Since 2011, the indie company has taken each of its shows on the road, transforming each successive location — be it a church, a gallery, or the Manitoba Legislative Building — into a temporary opera house. For a classic opera performed in English and based on the Germanic fairy tale, director Jillian Willems (who helmed Walk&Talk’s vampire musical last fall and co-starred in this spring’s Dry Cold production of ) will invite visitors to travel through a wilderness of dynamic projections designed by lighting artist jaymez, whose eclectic style has seen him collaborate with companies such as Shakespeare in the Ruins and electronic musical acts such as Venetian Snares and Crystal Castles.
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