{"id":138384,"date":"2019-07-31T13:26:53","date_gmt":"2019-07-31T17:26:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.theparisreview.org\/blog\/?p=138384"},"modified":"2019-07-31T13:40:43","modified_gmt":"2019-07-31T17:40:43","slug":"maurice-sendak-at-the-opera","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.theparisreview.org\/blog\/2019\/07\/31\/maurice-sendak-at-the-opera\/","title":{"rendered":"Maurice Sendak at the Opera"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>In the late seventies<\/em><em>, well into his career as a writer and illustrator, Maurice Sendak began designing sets and costumes for the stage, including productions of<\/em> The Magic Flute<em>,<\/em> The Nutcracker<em>, and an opera adaptation of Sendak\u2019s <\/em>Where the Wild Things Are<em>.<\/em><em> Storyboards, sketches, and more from this relatively unheralded portion of his oeuvre comprise the exhibition \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.themorgan.org\/exhibitions\/sendak\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Drawing the Curtain: Maurice Sendak\u2019s Designs for Opera and Ballet<\/a>,\u201d which is on display at The Morgan Library and Museum through October 6. Fans of Sendak\u2019s books will recognize in his theater designs the distinctive creatures and critters that haunt all his work, the unnerving but delightful processions they form, the mischief and wonder\u2014and wildness\u2014alive in their eyes. A selection of images from the show appears below.<\/em><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_138397\" style=\"width: 1010px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theparisreview.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/copy-of-copy-of-sendak-press-09_mlm90698_406912v_0001.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-138397\" class=\"wp-image-138397 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.theparisreview.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/copy-of-copy-of-sendak-press-09_mlm90698_406912v_0001.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"608\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.theparisreview.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/copy-of-copy-of-sendak-press-09_mlm90698_406912v_0001.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.theparisreview.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/copy-of-copy-of-sendak-press-09_mlm90698_406912v_0001-300x182.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.theparisreview.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/copy-of-copy-of-sendak-press-09_mlm90698_406912v_0001-768x467.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (min-width: 62.5em) 67vw, 100vw\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-138397\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Maurice Sendak (1928\u20132012), <em>Design for show scrim (The Magic Flute)<\/em>, 1979\u20131980, watercolor and graphite pencil on paper on board. \u00a9 The Maurice Sendak Foundation. The Morgan Library and Museum, Bequest of Maurice Sendak, 2013.104:120. Photo: Janny Chiu.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_138400\" style=\"width: 1010px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theparisreview.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/copy-of-copy-of-sendak-press-05_mlm90274_407370v_0001.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-138400\" class=\"wp-image-138400 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.theparisreview.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/copy-of-copy-of-sendak-press-05_mlm90274_407370v_0001.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"563\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.theparisreview.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/copy-of-copy-of-sendak-press-05_mlm90274_407370v_0001.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.theparisreview.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/copy-of-copy-of-sendak-press-05_mlm90274_407370v_0001-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.theparisreview.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/copy-of-copy-of-sendak-press-05_mlm90274_407370v_0001-768x432.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (min-width: 62.5em) 67vw, 100vw\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-138400\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Maurice Sendak (1928\u20132012), <em>Design for March curtain, Act II (The Love for Three Oranges)<\/em>, 1981, watercolor and graphite pencil on paper. \u00a9 The Maurice Sendak Foundation. The Morgan Library and Museum, Bequest of Maurice Sendak, 2013.106:166. Photo: Janny Chiu.<\/p><\/div>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_138402\" style=\"width: 1010px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theparisreview.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/copy-of-copy-of-sendak-press-03_mlm90180_406662v_0001.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-138402\" class=\"wp-image-138402 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.theparisreview.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/copy-of-copy-of-sendak-press-03_mlm90180_406662v_0001.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"775\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.theparisreview.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/copy-of-copy-of-sendak-press-03_mlm90180_406662v_0001.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.theparisreview.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/copy-of-copy-of-sendak-press-03_mlm90180_406662v_0001-300x233.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.theparisreview.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/copy-of-copy-of-sendak-press-03_mlm90180_406662v_0001-768x595.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (min-width: 62.5em) 67vw, 100vw\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-138402\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Maurice Sendak (1928\u20132012), <em>The Edge of the Forest, interlude between Act II, scenes 2 and 3, for PBS broadcast (The Cunning Little Vixen)<\/em>, 1983, watercolor and graphite pencil on paper. \u00a9 The Maurice Sendak Foundation. The Morgan Library and Museum, Bequest of Maurice Sendak, 2013.105:102. Photo: Janny Chiu.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_138404\" style=\"width: 1010px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theparisreview.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/copy-of-copy-of-sendak-press-13_mlm90197_362883v_0001.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-138404\" class=\"wp-image-138404 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.theparisreview.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/copy-of-copy-of-sendak-press-13_mlm90197_362883v_0001.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"522\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.theparisreview.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/copy-of-copy-of-sendak-press-13_mlm90197_362883v_0001.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.theparisreview.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/copy-of-copy-of-sendak-press-13_mlm90197_362883v_0001-300x157.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.theparisreview.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/copy-of-copy-of-sendak-press-13_mlm90197_362883v_0001-768x401.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (min-width: 62.5em) 67vw, 100vw\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-138404\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Maurice Sendak (1928\u20132012), <em>Design for battle scene, Act I (Nutcracker)<\/em>, 1982\u20131983, gouache and graphite pencil on paper. \u00a9 The Maurice Sendak Foundation. The Morgan Library and Museum, Bequest of Maurice Sendak, 2013.107:262. Photo: Janny Chiu.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_138405\" style=\"width: 1010px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theparisreview.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/copy-of-copy-of-sendak-press-08_mlm93785_171752c_0001.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-138405\" class=\"wp-image-138405 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.theparisreview.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/copy-of-copy-of-sendak-press-08_mlm93785_171752c_0001.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"727\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.theparisreview.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/copy-of-copy-of-sendak-press-08_mlm93785_171752c_0001.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.theparisreview.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/copy-of-copy-of-sendak-press-08_mlm93785_171752c_0001-300x218.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.theparisreview.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/copy-of-copy-of-sendak-press-08_mlm93785_171752c_0001-768x558.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (min-width: 62.5em) 67vw, 100vw\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-138405\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Maurice Sendak (1928\u20132012), <em>5 Playing cards (The Love for Three Oranges)<\/em>, 1982, watercolor and pen and ink on laminated paperboard. \u00a9 The Maurice Sendak Foundation. Collection of Justin G. Schiller. Photo: Graham S. Haber, 2018.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_138406\" style=\"width: 1010px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theparisreview.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/copy-of-copy-of-sendak-press-19_fantasy-sketch_mlm93798_171770c_0001.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-138406\" class=\"wp-image-138406 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.theparisreview.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/copy-of-copy-of-sendak-press-19_fantasy-sketch_mlm93798_171770c_0001.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"1100\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.theparisreview.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/copy-of-copy-of-sendak-press-19_fantasy-sketch_mlm93798_171770c_0001.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.theparisreview.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/copy-of-copy-of-sendak-press-19_fantasy-sketch_mlm93798_171770c_0001-273x300.jpg 273w, https:\/\/www.theparisreview.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/copy-of-copy-of-sendak-press-19_fantasy-sketch_mlm93798_171770c_0001-768x845.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.theparisreview.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/copy-of-copy-of-sendak-press-19_fantasy-sketch_mlm93798_171770c_0001-931x1024.jpg 931w\" sizes=\"auto, (min-width: 62.5em) 67vw, 100vw\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-138406\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Maurice Sendak (1928\u20132012), <em>Fantasy Sketch (Mozart, Der Schauspieldirektor)<\/em>, 1987, ink and watercolor on paper. \u00a9 The Maurice Sendak Foundation. Collection of the Maurice Sendak Foundation, Digital image courtesy of The Morgan Library and Museum. Photo: Graham S. Haber.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_138407\" style=\"width: 1010px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theparisreview.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/copy-of-copy-of-sendak-press-20_mlm90277_410518v_0001.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-138407\" class=\"wp-image-138407 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.theparisreview.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/copy-of-copy-of-sendak-press-20_mlm90277_410518v_0001.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"595\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.theparisreview.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/copy-of-copy-of-sendak-press-20_mlm90277_410518v_0001.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.theparisreview.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/copy-of-copy-of-sendak-press-20_mlm90277_410518v_0001-300x179.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.theparisreview.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/copy-of-copy-of-sendak-press-20_mlm90277_410518v_0001-768x457.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (min-width: 62.5em) 67vw, 100vw\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-138407\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Maurice Sendak (1928\u20132012), <em>Storyboard (The Love for Three Oranges)<\/em>, 1981\u20131982, watercolor, ink, and graphite pencil on board. \u00a9 The Maurice Sendak Foundation. The Morgan Library and Museum, Bequest of Maurice Sendak, 2013.106:169. Photo: Janny Chiu.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_138408\" style=\"width: 1010px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theparisreview.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/copy-of-copy-of-sendak-press-25_mlm90975_405306v_0001.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-138408\" class=\"wp-image-138408 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.theparisreview.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/copy-of-copy-of-sendak-press-25_mlm90975_405306v_0001.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"855\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.theparisreview.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/copy-of-copy-of-sendak-press-25_mlm90975_405306v_0001.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.theparisreview.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/copy-of-copy-of-sendak-press-25_mlm90975_405306v_0001-300x257.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.theparisreview.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/copy-of-copy-of-sendak-press-25_mlm90975_405306v_0001-768x657.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (min-width: 62.5em) 67vw, 100vw\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-138408\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Maurice Sendak (1928\u20132012), <em>Diorama of Moishe scrim and flower proscenium (Where the Wild Things Are)<\/em>, 1979\u20131983, watercolor, pen and ink, and graphite pencil on laminated paperboard. \u00a9 The Maurice Sendak Foundation. The Morgan Library and Museum, Bequest of Maurice Sendak, 2013.103:69, 70, 71. Photo: Graham Haber, 2018.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.themorgan.org\/exhibitions\/sendak\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Drawing the Curtain: Maurice Sendak\u2019s Designs for Opera and Ballet<\/a>\u201d is on view at The Morgan Library and Museum through October 6.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The beloved writer and illustrator\u2019s work on productions of \u2018The Magic Flute,\u2019 \u2018The Nutcracker,\u2019 and more appears in a new show at the Morgan.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[2384],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-138384","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-look"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v25.4 (Yoast SEO v25.4) - 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