The Metropolitan Opera's production of Richard Strauss's opera Salome features an intricate prop that resembles baritone Peter Mattei's head. This challenging task falls to a ten-person makeup team led by Tera Willis, highlighting the resource constraints even within a large institution. The Met is constantly busy with various productions, which requires high standards, especially for HD broadcasts that showcase intricate details. Willis and her team meticulously manage multiple responsibilities across different shows, all while maintaining a passion for their craft despite the demanding environment.
Creating a prop head that looks exactly like baritone Peter Mattei, who's singing the role starting on April 29, fell primarily to the makeup department at the Met...
Willis's words, ten people is an 'exponentially small' team for the amount of work they have to do, because the Met is a huge performing-arts factory...
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