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Bravo! Engrossing dialogue on the manner in which Stephen Elgar, the Chief Curator of Illusions at Vancouver Opera, unveils the artistry in morphing commonplace items into whimsical stage adornments for "The Magic Flute". His journey, chiseled from the exactitude of furniture renaissance, now flourishes in the lyrical sphere, where the ordinary is nurtured into the mystical. Through rigorous groundwork, from delving into age-old manuscripts to hands-on orchestration of fanciful items like "pony-trikes", Elgar conducts a visual banquet. His tale, weaving through bygone restoration to contemporary fabrication, beckons us to view our aptitudes as gateways to unexplored, captivating realms, akin to the colorful, fantastical ambiance of the opera.

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thank you for this incredible response !

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