{"id":50744,"date":"2019-06-10T16:12:17","date_gmt":"2019-06-10T20:12:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mattsteffen.com\/?p=50744"},"modified":"2019-12-22T16:56:16","modified_gmt":"2019-12-22T21:56:16","slug":"rhinoceroses-fly-operas-improbable-beauty","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mattsteffen.com\/rhinoceroses-fly-operas-improbable-beauty\/","title":{"rendered":"Rhinoceroses Fly: Opera\u2019s Improbable Beauty"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Join us Saturday, June 15th, 6-8pm as Michael Kearns and Matt Steffen open an exhibition of their work at the <a href=\"https:\/\/kennedyarts.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Kennedy Heights Arts Center (opens in a new tab)\">Kennedy Heights Arts Center<\/a>. <em>\u201cOpera, next to Gothic architecture, is one of the strangest inventions of Western man. It could not have been foreseen by any logical process.\u201d\u00a0\u2013<\/em>\u00a0Kenneth Clark, Art Historian Photographs by Michael A. Kearns &amp; Matt Steffen reveal the complex and dramatic productions of The Cincinnati Opera \u2013 highlighting the multitudes of components, teams, and details that all have to coordinate for success.\u00a0<em><strong>Rhinoceroses Fly: Opera\u2019s Improbable Beauty<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0gives viewers an up-close and personal look at the color, magic, and passion inherent in each performance. <em>Photographed productions include\u00a0La Traviata;\u00a0The Coronation of Popea;\u00a0Another\u00a0Brick In The Wall; The Magic Flute, Fidelio, Tosca and Turandot.<\/em><\/p>\r\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\r\n\r\n<!-- wp:paragraph --><!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\r\n\r\n<!-- wp:paragraph --><!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\r\n\r\n<!-- wp:paragraph --><!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\r\n\r\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\r\n<p>All are invited to an Opening Reception on Saturday, June 15 from 6 to 8 pm. 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