Backstage at the ring cycle.

This is a marvelous thing that just came across a mailing list I'm on. Anyone who wants to see just why it costs a hundred bucks to get a ticket to a major production of an opera, here you go. http://www.roh.org.uk/opera-machine

All of those people had to create all of the stuff they are moving around, and someone has to pay them for their time, and buy all the materials, and pay them to manipulate them each show. Also, if you are interested in stagecraft, it's way cool.