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Le nozze di Figaro – Erlangen

by Andrew Finden Posted on March 25, 2011

I didn’t get around to posting on this before, but on Wednesday I made my role debut as Il Conte Almaviva in Mozart’s wonderful opera (quite possibly the best opera of all time) Le nozze di Figaro. I covered the … Continue reading →

Posted in makeup, Opera, photo, Production / Rehearsal, reviews, Roles | Tagged erlangen, figaro, hochschule, markgrafen theater | 1 Comment

Changing Faces: Don Alvaro

by Andrew Finden Posted on February 28, 2011

I really get a good makeover in Il Viaggio a Reims, being transformed into a Spanish politician: And here I am as Don Alvaro in costume for the ‘eurovision’ song contest near the end of the opera:

Posted in makeup, Opera, Roles | Tagged baritone, character, il viaggio a reims, makeup, maske, moustache, politician, rossini, spanish, viaggio, wig | Leave a comment

Changing faces: 2nd Philistine

by Andrew Finden Posted on January 29, 2011

In our production of Samson et Dalia I have the ‘cough & spit’ part of 2nd Philistine, so the challenge was to make me look ‘of middle eastern appearance’ as the news now puts it: This was the first attempt, … Continue reading →

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Changing faces: Yamadori

by Andrew Finden Posted on November 5, 2010

In Madama Butterfly my character is a rich Japanese guy, however my features are what might best be described as un-Japanese, which is where Armin the Maskenbilder (make-up guy) does his magic: Not bad eh?

Posted in makeup, Opera, Production / Rehearsal, Roles | Tagged character, japanese, madama butterfly, makeup, maske, roles, wig, yamadori | 4 Comments

Category Archives: makeup

Le nozze di Figaro – Erlangen

Changing Faces: Don Alvaro

Changing faces: 2nd Philistine

Changing faces: Yamadori

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