Friday, July 29, 2016
Opera a la Cart Shows Another Way the Arts Can Go Mobile
Selling Out: Now in Portland, a city filled with food trucks and food carts, comes “Opera a la Cart.” As OregonLive.com reports, it’s just what it sounds like: A mobile cart with a stage, a handful of props and a cast of opera singers ready to perform songs to order. The songs are mostly well-known selections that even opera newbies would recognize.
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As someone who used to live in Portland, I can say that this is such a Portland idea. Portland is notorious for producing smaller, more mobile versions of almost everything, and this article proves the point. When I think of opera the first thing I think of are the grand sets and huge stages, neither of which are present in this new configuration, obviously. The great thing about this concept, though, is that it is exposing more people to opera as an art form. It is helping to get people hooked in an environment that is familiar to them. Because opera is often seen as an untouchable art form, it is nice to see that there are people who are trying to bring it to the masses. It does not seem like this concept is target at opera lovers, but rather made for the person unfamiliar with the art form.
I love this concept. All things are going mobile now. From food carts to music, everything is in miniature. This opera cart is efficient, and can move everywhere, so opera lovers don’t have to move to see some opera performed. I’m not a big opera fan myself, but this would be so cool to see new things that relate to the thing I’m interested in. I’m thinking about traveling musicals now, though. About how they mostly stay in one theatre, but wouldn’t it be so cool if the show had minimal sets, and travelled literally everywhere for a couple of days. Now i’m thinking of the similarities between the opera cart and food trucks. How they go everywhere making people happy. But then they go everywhere and make people interested in new things. So one could say it’s a cultural experience, even though opera is not generally viewed as a part of american culture.
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