The Look of The Shining Arts Music Opera Theatre Visual Arts by Twin Cities Arts Reader - May 11, 2016May 11, 2016 Minnesota Opera’s The Shining returns on Thursday to the stage of the Music Theater at the Ordway Center for the Performing Arts. Here’s a detailed look at the opera’s visual spark. What goes into this? Some of the key players in crafting the opera’s look were stage director Eric Simonson, choreographer Heidi Spesard-Noble, scenic and properties designer Erhard Rom, lighting designer Robert Wierzel, and 59 Productions, which produced animation projections. In the theatre itself, these visual elements are enhanced by C. Andrew Mayer’s atmospheric and special effect sound design. Read Basil Considine’s review of The Shining Read Basil Considine’s interview with bass Arthur Woodley (Dick Halloran). Here’s a look at how each of these elements combine onstage (all photos by Ken Howard): About Latest Posts Twin Cities Arts ReaderThe Twin Cities Arts Reader is an arts and lifestyles magazine whose coverage examines arts and selected activities in the state of Minnesota and across the country. It provides Minnesota's largest source of in-depth, critical theatre coverage, and reaches more than 600,000 readers per year. Latest posts by Twin Cities Arts Reader (see all) NEWS: CAORC Announces 2022 Multi-Country Research Fellows - April 26, 2022 PHOTOS: A Look at Jelly’s Last Jam (Theater Latté Da) - April 2, 2022 NEWS: Ordway Announces New Season With Return of SIX, Beauty and the Beast, Patti LuPone - March 29, 2022 Share on Facebook Share Share on TwitterTweet