Suor Angelica & Elegies - showcasing the Sigma 56mm f/1.4

[wjiang]

A couple of friends of mine took the bold step of starting their own opera company. Their first production, Suor Angelica and Elegies, is an interesting take on the Puccini work, set in a World War One context, featuring letters from real soldiers to those back home. Very unusually, the stage is in the shape of a cross, set in amongst the audience. I was the 'official' photographer at the open dress rehearsal. I shot most of it with the Sigma 56mm f/1.4.

Part I: Suor Angelica

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[wjiang]

Part II: Elegies

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[retiredfromlife]

some very nice captures in those sets

 

[wjiang]

some very nice captures in those sets

Thanks. It was an interesting challenge, given the performers were almost always amongst the audience. I felt quite priviledged being able to see the production from so many angles!

 

[Hendrik]

Good shooting! I've done a bit of this sort of thing and it's not trivial. In fact, it's closer to sports photography than anything else. Congratulations!

 

[Bytesmiths]

You can't do that with a postage-stamp-sized sensor!

 

[wjiang]

You can't do that with a postage-stamp-sized sensor!

Not sure how much credit I can take for that - the stage was very well lit and this was an f/1.4 lens! Some shots of characters that were not well lit were pretty lousy (not included here).

 

[moonraker]

nicely done! A theatre audience.... we can but dream!

 

[pake]

The IQ on those is... SUPERB! And great captures as well!

 

[wjiang]

The IQ on those is... SUPERB! And great captures as well!

I find the 35-100mm f/2.8 more practical day-to-day, but the 56mm just seems to always deliver on the superb.

 

[Enoch]

The 56 is an incredible lens. I have made some good money with it!

 

[jmoore5196]

Fantastic IQ and an extremely difficult subject to shoot. Great set!