Shadowboxer: An Opera Based on the Life of Joe Louis
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Buy TicketsThe Sets of Shadowboxer

With its crisscrossed guy wires and lighted girders, Erhard Rom's Shadowboxer set evokes the atmosphere of a boxing arena. Three massive screens serve as backdrops for projections of vintage boxing posters and other imagery that will create a visual representation of the champion's life.

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