Photos: ‘The Hubble Cantata’
Soprano Jessica Rivera performs during the “Hubble Cantata” at the Ford Theatre in Los Angeles on Oct. 11, 2017. Paula Prestini’s outer-space work‚ presented by the Ford Theatres and L.A Opera, is being touted as immersive opera, part science experiment and part virtual reality hoedown.
(Francine Orr / Los Angeles Times)Soprano Jessica Rivera, left, and baritone Nathan Gunn, right, perform.
(Francine Orr / Los Angeles Times)Baritone Nathan Gunn, right, performs.
(Francine Orr / Los Angeles Times)Soprano Jessica Rivera performs.
(Francine Orr / Los Angeles Times)“The Hubble Cantata” at the Ford Theatre in Los Angeles.
(Francine Orr / Los Angeles Times)For the virtual reality portion of the performance, some members of the audience viewed their cellphone through cardboard headsets.
(Francine Orr / Los Angeles Times)For the virtual reality portion of the performance, some members of the audience viewed their cellphone through cardboard headsets.
(Francine Orr / Los Angeles Times)Using a slow shutter speed in low light, a view of the virtual reality portion of the performance.
(Francine Orr / Los Angeles Times)