L’Incoronazione Di Poppea

By Monteverdi

This was technically my very first film! Because of the pandemic we couldn’t perform like we used to, so when the opera decided they were going to do a film to protect the actors/singers, I felt VERY honored to be chosen as the costume designer. This was such an amazing experience. The director wanted to use a lot of modern elements around us, so we opted to change the time period of the Opera in favor of a more modern approach. We came at it from the fantastical perspective that the Roman Empire never fell and this is what the attire evolved into. I knew that because of the size of the cast, a lot of my designs would be altered quite a bit. We had to pull and alter almost everything due to budget and time restraints. What you see here is the general themes and silhouettes that we used for the whole show.