Costumes

Suggested chorus costumes

Basic costume (to be built on or subtracted from)

Light plain tops (white or pastel)

Dark skirts/trousers - jeans acceptable

Sensible black shoes

Il Trovatore: Anvil chorus: gypsies

Women add one colourful item to waist or shoulders (e.g. bright shawl)

Men add a colourful sash. A couple of men strip to the waist (but bring a sash too).

All: gold jewellery as possible, especially ear-rings. If women have spare gold clip=on ear-rings, please bring them to lend to men and others who have none

I Lombardi: crusaders/pilgrims

Women wear dark shawl around or hanging from waist: overdress with tatters

Men overdress with tatters, e.g. decorating or gardening jacket etc.

Feet. If anyone likes to, please devise ‘slip-on' bandages, based on old sandals or sneakers. There'll be no time to wind feet, so they must go on just like bedroom slippers. Bare feet also a possibility

Nabucco: Hebrew slaves

Women add dark or black shawl (cover head, or on shoulders)

Men add something dark/black to top (e.g. scarf as sash or drape; old jacket or waistcoat: no patterns if possible)

Nabucco Act III: " È l'Assiria…"

We won't go for Babylonian!

Women add more colour as possible; jewels other than gold; hair ribbons etc (not hats)

Men add a neat jacket, and some colour as possible

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