Inside Bibhu Mohapatra's costume designs for the WashNatOpera
“Come Home” is a tribute to the late Ruth Bader Ginsburg, who was an opera buff and patron. The gloves the performers wear nod to one of the Supreme Court justice’s style signatures, but that’s about as literal as the project gets. Featuring highlights fromthere’s not a single narrative throughline, so Mohapatra’s designs are varied and diverse. “I want them to be who they are as they’re performing these pieces,” he said. “I was given the freedom to make the clothes relatable and optimistic.
Leading ladies: Bibhu Mohapatra’s designs for, from left: Alexandria Shiner, Isabel Leonard, and Pretty Yende.eveningwear with sweeping grandeur, and the dresses he’s designed for the female performers wouldn’t look out of place on the runway. Shoulder details are a focus: Alexandria Shiner will wear a bold red gown with a draped detail suspended from a high collar; a similar effect, created using a halter, will appear on Rehanna Thelwell’s empire-waist gown.
Leading men: Bibhu Mohapatra’s designs for, from left: David Butt Philip, Lawrence Brownlee, and Christian Van Horn.The designer received the request from Francesca Zambello, Washington National Opera’s artistic director, when he was traveling India. His references to the dress and textile traditions of his home country are particularly evident in the menswear looks, which include updated traditional silhouettes .
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