October 05, 2020
Fall Zoom Backgrounds
Leaves are falling, the days are growing shorter, and there is a chill in the air that invites you to curl up with a good book or hide under the covers while watching a scary movie. Whether you have a virtual Halloween party planned with the ghouls or a socially-distanced date night with your boo, we hope you'll treat yourself to one of these Zoom backgrounds from some of our spookiest productions.
Simply right-click on the image to save and visit the Zoom website for step-by-step instructions to add a virtual background.
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If Salome is on your guest list this Thanksgiving, may we suggest you avoid anything she serves on a silver platter?
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There is nothing quite so satisfying as stepping on a perfectly crunchy leaf...except maybe listening to Tchaikovsky's Eugene Onegin on a crisp fall day.
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This Thanksgiving, take a lesson out of Don Giovanni's little black book and be careful who you invite to dinner. No host wants to be surprised by a ghostly guest who's craving eternal damnation for dessert.
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Are you willing to make a deal with the devil? If he's half as charming as Ryan Opera Center alumnus Christian Van Horn was in our 2017/18 production of Gounod's Faust...you just might.
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Gambling, murder, obsession...if operas like The Queen of Spades have taught us anything, it's that skeletons don't like staying in the closet.
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Double, double toil and trouble; fire burn and caldron bubble. Thespians take their superstitions seriously, so we won't judge you if you still refer to this opera as "The Scottish Play" on Zoom.
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Dancing till you drop is a bloody good way to spend Halloween! Our go-to? The Elektra Slide.
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A contentious question for fall: Does candy corn make you leap for joy (like in this stunning scene from our 2013/14 production of Dvořák's Rusalka) or do you believe it's more of a "trick" than a "treat?"
Header image: Robert Kusel