Tod Machover’s new opera Death and the Powers had its U.S. premiere in Boston and Chicago this spring, where it was warmly received by audiences and reviewers. Click on tabs above for a wealth of information about the background, personalities, music and media coverage (“buzz”). We would like to thank all who were involved for …
Mentions by the PBS News Hour and The Guardian
PBS NewsHour - Former Poet Laureate Pinsky: Poetry 'Too Fundamental, Large' to Need Advocate Former poet laureate Robert Pinsky is one of the rare "public poets" who enjoys sharing and performing poetry in settings as wildly diverse as The Colbert Report, The Simpsons and the musical performance stage. Pinsky has performed his poetry with jazz …
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FAST Festival MIT 150th anniversary (video)
Highlights of MIT's Festival of Art, Science and Technology, introduced by festival director Tod Machover. What a feast of gorgeous images, ideas and inspiration, from brain research and Marvin Minsky's theories to an electronic gamelan orchestra, Guitar Hero, Chinese lute, a robotic opera, Otto Piene's sky art and more. Catch a glimpse of one of …
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The Sound Bath’s radio interview with Tod Machover
The British radio program "The Sound Bath" (on MyWordRadio), dedicated to the exploration and appreciation of the human voice, interviewed composer Tod Machover about his newest opera Death and the Powers. Interviewer Angelina Kalahari, a classical opera singer herself, leads a fascinating and original conversation about how the composer approaches writing for the human voice …
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Behind FAST – Interview with Festival Director Tod Machover
Archinect just published an extensive interview with composer Tod Machover about the process and thinking that went into the creation of MIT's Festival of Art, Science and Technology (FAST). This article provides a great deal of fascinating insight into how this festival came to be. If you're in Boston this weekend, don't miss FAST Light, …
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FAST Light – Photos and Video
Update May 11, 2011. Nice write-up in The Tech (M.I.T.'s campus newspaper). Update May 9, 2011. Check out these beautiful photos of FAST Light taken over this past weekend. There must have been tens of thousands of people there, thronging the campus and the riverbank. Joyous and moving. Getting very excited about tomorrow night's launch …
FAST Light this weekend
Update: Here's a Boston Globe article with additional information about FAST Light: "Illumination of imagination": "“The arts and the way they connect with things on campus are one of the best kept secrets at MIT,’’ says Tod Machover, the composer and professor of music and media at MIT who chairs the FAST steering committee. “These …
Opera for All (video)
Tod Machover on Opera for All - from the Chicago Opera Theater Elementary school kids chose to delve into "Death and the Powers" - they really ran with the idea of what a legacy is. A great way to bring young people into the experience of what an opera is.
Opera America in Boston
Broadway World - OPERA America Conference 2011 Held In Boston May 7-11 "OPERA America's annual conference presents a unique opportunity for the field's leaders to examine the issues affecting the opera community today. Anticipated highlights of Opera Conference 2011 will include the Opening Keynote Address by Nicholas Negroponte, founder of the MIT Media Lab; a …
Rethink Music – Interview with Tod Machover
Update: Check out Billboard Magazine's write-up from Day 1 of "Rethink Music": In Panels And Lightning-Quick Collaborations, Rethink Music Conference Explores The Future And follow @OperaFuture tweets about the conference, which we will be following sporadically through the day. Inside Rethink 2011: Tod Machover on Hyperinstruments
Opera of the Future 