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A Night at the Opera House USK SEVILLA’S CHRONICLE OF THE MAESTRANZA OPERA HOUSE IN THE CITY OF SEVILLE, ANDALUCIA, SPAIN. BY LUZ VEGA
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ast November, the Maestranza Opera House of Seville offered an exclusive invite to USk Sevilla to enjoy sketching the preview of the opera Raphael Deveraux by the Italian composer Gaetano Donizetti. How could we resist – the response was an enthusiastic “Yes” ! The production was launching Seville’s new opera season, and a new series of post-Covid events. The cast and crew were very excited about our presence there and knew that it would help their performance to be a success. The enthusiasm was high for the Sevilla urban sketchers as everyone prepared, days before for this momentous performance. We knew the importance of this opportunity and wanted to be totally prepared to be show the opera in the best way. There were so many questions: What materials should we bring? How would be manage working in dim light? We took a group photo, to mark the occasion, and after the incredible first Act 1, we shared anecdotes, compared
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drawings and stretched our legs. We were joined by the Stage Director and the Maestranza Opera House director. They were thrilled with our first act sketches and excited to see what other artwork we would create. At the end of the Opera we were took a final group photo. Everyone was excited and in high spirits after the show and there was much to share and stories to tell. We basked in gratitude and the warm welcome received from the Opera House. The entire experience was unforgettable and we went home with the feeling that something really special had happened at our sketch event.
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l pasado noviembre, el grupo USk Sevilla (Sevilla, España) es invitado en exclusividad por el Teatro de la Maestranza de Sevilla, a dibujar el pre-estreno de la ópera Rafael Deveraux, del compositor italiano Gaetano Donizetti. Como no podía ser de otra manera, la respuesta de los dibujantes de USk