The Met’s upcoming opera to boast glasses-free 3D effects that nobody requested

We don’t mean to sound negative or anything, and we’re not 3D naysayers by any means. But the news that the Metropolitan Opera ’s upcoming production of Siegfried will include mind-blowing 3D background effects is, well, mind-blowing. While you’re undoubtedly familiar with 3D effects, you may not be acquainted with Wagner’s 1876 opera which portrays the story of Sigurd, a hero of Norse mythology. Robert Lepage, the director of the operation, expects theater-goers to find themselves engulfed in a three-dimensional world of his creation, which will be projected on the 45-ton set. Lepage, who is directing Wagner’s entire Ring cycle at the Met, worked with Geodezik — famous for the stage shows of famed opera performers Pink and Justin Timberlake — to create the show’s effects. The 3D you’ll be seeing if you hit the theater won’t be like the technology you’re familiar with, however, as it makes use of fractals, and the moving parts of the set to ‘trick’ your eyes into seeing in three dimensions. We don’t want to say this sounds like a bad idea until we’ve seen if of course, but we’ve got our reservations. Hit up the New York Times link to see one rather small image of the set. [Image: Lincoln Center] The Met’s upcoming opera to boast glasses-free 3D effects that nobody requested originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 17 Feb 2011 23:41:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink