June 19th, 2005
Ruth Vitale
About Helnwein's set and costumes for "Der Rosenkavalier"
"Der Rosenkavalier" by Richard Strauss, Los Angeles Opera, 2005
Dear Gottfried,
I Went to see the opera on Thursday night with a few of my friends. We had SUCH a good time ---mostly because the costumes were absolutely INCREDIBLE!
I was so proud of you, I cannot tell you how much so!
All I can say is that you should be doing movies with Tim Burton and Terry
Gilliam. You have no equal!