Title: In character : opera portraiture.
Authors: Martin, John F.
Year: 2014
Subjects: San Francisco Opera.; Characters and characteristics in opera.; Costume; Costume; Characters and characteristics in opera; Operas Characters Pictorial works.; Portrait photography; Singers Portraits.; Costume design; Opera California San Francisco Pictorial works.
Abstract: Features the work of John F. Martin, who for years set up a portable studio in the basement of the San Francisco Opera and photographed the players in costume and full makeup.
Contents: Foreword / Amy Tan -- Preface / David Gockley -- Introduction / John Martin -- Opera on and off stage / Tom Sutcliffe -- And when I put on my costume... / Dr. Marcia Green -- The dramatic finery of operatic characterization / Dr. Geoffrey Green -- Costume and character / an interview with Danielle de Niese -- Portraits. Heroes and villains; Ingénues and worldly women; Nobility, aristocracy, and high society; Townspeople and villagers; Artists, clergy, and other professionals; Soldiers, servants, and slaves; Gypsies and outcasts; Biblical and exotic lands; Fantasia.