Figures.5 and 6: Rigoletto, two views of the painstakingly reconstructed neo-classic, Bibiena-like stage constructed ana turntable of a large stage; the performance of any work on such a stage becomes at least partially ironic. Figure 3: The Makropulos Secret. The backward-slanting wall can be transparent or opaque, depending on lighting and projections. For this scene, the text specifies a theatre after a performance. Figure 4: The Makropulos Secret. Because the script calls for an office (having no connection with the theatre), the slanted wall reveals a projection screen (the manuscript) and also functions as a straight reflector (the initials). Note the top letter"E" which is an illuminated device lying horizontally; it is suspended above the reflecting wall and appears as an upright letter "E" to most of the audience. *