Gah! I think you picked one of the least attractive looking stagings of that opera as an example.
Check out the Berlin Opera version ... the backgrounds and the animal costumes are outstanding, and avoid the awkward "opera singer in pajamas" look that seems to plague many other versions of the opera:
Gah! I think you picked one of the least attractive looking stagings of that opera as an example.
Check out the Berlin Opera version ... the backgrounds and the animal costumes are outstanding, and avoid the awkward "opera singer in pajamas" look that seems to plague many other versions of the opera: