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Death and the powers – the Dallas opera 2014
Science fiction and poignant family drama combine in one of the most stunning, cutting-edge operas of the 21st century, coming to the stage of the Winspear Opera House in a production directed by Diane Paulus, designed by Alex McDowell (Steven Spielberg’s Minority Report) and conducted by Nicole Paiement (TDO’s The Lighthouse). This visually spectacular robot […]
Science fiction and poignant family drama combine in one of the most stunning, cutting-edge operas of the 21st century, coming to the stage of the Winspear Opera House in a production directed by Diane Paulus, designed by Alex McDowell (Steven Spielberg’s Minority Report) and conducted by Nicole Paiement (TDO’s The Lighthouse). This visually spectacular robot pageant by MIT Media Lab’s Tod Machover tells the story of a terminally ill billionaire, sung by Robert Orth, who downloads his consciousness into “the System” and proceeds to use all his powers to persuade his loved ones to join him there. Without bodies, without the possibility of touch, sex, suffering, and death — are we still genuinely human? Explore these existential questions and much more in a piece Variety described as “playful, lyrical and…mesmerizing.” Also starring Joélle Harvey as Miranda, Patricia Risley as Evvy, and Hal Cazalet in his Dallas Opera debut as Nicholas.
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MUSIC BOX INSTALLATION
Finalists
Also nominated as finalists in this category were: Tod Machover for « Death and the Powers, » premiered by the Boston Modern Opera Project in Massachusetts on March 18, 2011, an inventive opera that uses electronic music as it explores a dying billionaire’s attempt to transcend mortality through technology, raising significant questions about human existence. Libretto by […]
Also nominated as finalists in this category were: Tod Machover for « Death and the Powers, » premiered by the Boston Modern Opera Project in Massachusetts on March 18, 2011, an inventive opera that uses electronic music as it explores a dying billionaire’s attempt to transcend mortality through technology, raising significant questions about human existence. Libretto by Robert Pinsky (Boosey & Hawkes);
THE ROBOTS’ OPERA
After Death and The Powers World premiere at the Salle Garnier in Monaco in September 2010, the Robots’ Opera made its United States Premiere in Boston at the Cutler Majestic Theater from March 18 through 25.
After Death and The Powers World premiere at the Salle Garnier in Monaco in September 2010, the Robots’ Opera made its United States Premiere in Boston at the Cutler Majestic Theater from March 18 through 25.
THE ROBOTS’ OPERA
The Opera then moved for its Midwest premiere to the Harris Theater in Chicago from April 2 through 10, where it was warmly received by audiences and reviewers.
The Opera then moved for its Midwest premiere to the Harris Theater in Chicago from April 2 through 10, where it was warmly received by audiences and reviewers.