Program Books/Beckie Kravetz (she/her)

Beckie Kravetz (she/her)

makeup designer

Beckie Kravetz was a principal makeup artist, assistant wig master, and resident mask maker with Los Angeles Opera for over 20 years. She has transformed the faces of Placido Domingo, Sir Thomas Allen, Carol Vaness, Gerald Finley, and many others. Kravetz left Los Angeles to focus on visual art, creating masks and figura­tive sculpture. Her work is exhibited in galleries and museums across the country, and she was awarded a Fulbright Fellowship to study in Spain. From her home in Cummington, Massa­chusetts, Kravetz also continues to design wigs and makeup for regional opera and theater companies including Berkshire Opera Festival, Opera Orlando, Opera Roanoke, and Opera Fairbanks. Her full portfolio of sculpture, masks, and makeup designs can be seen at www.bksculpturestudio.com and www.the­maskstudio.com.