Outfitting opera at VCU

Richmond Times-Dispatch columnist Bill Lohmann profiles William Welty, a retired Pace University professor who has donated more than 1,000 costumes and accessories to Virginia Commonwealth University's Opera Theatre:

http://www2.timesdispatch.com/news/flair/2011/feb/07/tdmet01-lohmann-the-vcu-operas-new-clothes-ar-824829/

Look for some of Welty's gifts in the VCU Opera Theatre production of Humperdinck's "Hansel and Gretel," scheduled for April 30 and May 1.