Unlike most opera companies - professional or amateur - UW Opera plans each season nearly two years in advance. Though not permanent employees, they have returned year after year to give a welcome sense of stability to the program. Since meeting in UW–Madison’s MFA program in the late 1990s, Krieger and co-designer Hyewon Park have outfitted hundreds of singers in styles from ancient Roman to Eurotrash goth. Welcome to the UW Opera costume shop, where fashion history, stage blocking, vocal technique, sewing mastery and tight budgets come together in an ever-moving buzz. “No woman of that period would have raised her arms above her bosom,” replies Krieger. “How much? I have to motion up at one point,” says Miller, assuming a pose like the Statue of Liberty. That’s crucial for a singer, especially one standing under hot stage lighting - or the fluorescent glow of the costume shop - for hours at a time.Ĭostume designer Sydney Krieger asks Miller to raise her arm, checking the movement of a sleeve.
Under her costume, she wears a corset tied just tight enough to allow proper breathing. Sophomore Caitlin Miller stands in the middle of the room in a deep red outfit, richly detailed with lace trim and swags of striped fabric. Costume designers Sydney Krieger (right) and Hyewon Park (left) work on the fit of a costume worn by University of Wisconsin–Madison undergraduate Caitlin Miller (center) for the upcoming UW Opera performance of “La Boheme.” Also pictured is undergraduate Katherine Peck (center left).
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