Lili Elbe

Santa Fe Opera’s 69th festival season,

Professional photos by Evalyn Bemis and Bronwen Sharp

The piece I am featuring for this production is Orpheus. This 1920s style dress is made from chiffon backed sequin material. Designed by Marco Piemontese, this dress needed to have a flowing organic look while accommodating the heavy weight of the material.

Draper: Katie Peplinski Coffin

Stitcher: Sierra Henderson