Gallery: Is This the Opera of the Future?

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    The Invisible Cities Opera plays out in Union Station's historic spaces. (Image: Invisible Cities, Hummingbird Media)
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    An orchestra plays the score live, 1000 feet away from the sound control booth. (Image: Shawn McGlynn)
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    Backstage, equipment collects sound from the performers and broadcasts it to the wireless headphones. (Image: Hank Leukart)
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    A scene in the Union Station courtyard (Image: Hank Leukart)
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    (Image: Invisible Cities, Hummingbird Media)
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    (Image: Hank Leukart)
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    (Image: Hank Leukart)
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    (Image: Shawn McGlynn)
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    (Image: Shawn McGlynn)
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