Behind The Scenes And Sounds Of Sacramento Opera's "Turandot"

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When you think of opera, you picture singers. But there are others who work unseen, backstage, including Robin Gray. She is Sacramento Opera's production stage manager.


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(Sacramento, CA)
Thursday, February 23, 2006

Go backstage at “Turandot,” and you’ll meet some incredible characters. My favorite is the shirtless bodybuilder carrying a large curved sword – he’s the executioner, who will lop off the head of a prince in the first act.  But you’ll also meet regular people in street clothes. One of them is production manager Robin Gray, who’d just finished dinner – two slices of semi-cold pizza.

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Robin Gray will be calling the Sacramento Opera’s performances of “Turandot” on Friday, Sunday and Tuesday at the Community Center Theatre.