We bring you inside the creative workings of the Opera of the Future group directed by composer Tod Machover at the M.I.T. Media Laboratory. Opera of the Future’s current major project is a new opera, Death and the Powers, which received its world premiere on September 24 in Monaco. You'll find a wealth of interviews, …
Death and the Powers Premiere – Video
Check out this footage from the world premiere performance of Death and the Powers. We get to hear audience reactions. Composer Tod Machover describes how everything came together flawlessly - a huge achievement in itself given the sheer complexity of all the technology, lighting and audio, as well as the demands of the opera itself. …
Machover Makes Playboy List
Hot off the world premiere of his opera Death and the Powers, composer and M.I.T. Media Lab professor Tod Machover has acquired a new feather in his cap - or in this case, a pair of bunny ears. Noted as a "music futurist," Tod has made the venerable magazine's list of the 20 most brilliant …
WBUR Q&A with Tod Machover
Check out today's post on the WBUR web site, "Q&A: Opera Of The Future, Starring (What Else?) Robots!" WBUR's Andrea Shea interviewed Tod by email from Monaco about the genesis of Death and the Powers. An interesting read!
Photos from Monaco – September 25, 2010
Posted by June Kinoshita What's Monaco without a little bling and glamor? Here are a few random shots from yesterday. There was a Christian Dior fashion show in the morning at the Casino de Monte Carlo for the MIT crowd. I spotted some very sparkly footwear in our hotel corridors. It was fun seeing Media …
Photos from Monaco – September 23, 2010
by June Kinoshita Arrived in Monaco around noon. We were very lucky that our connecting flight from Paris to Nice took off as scheduled. So many people traveling to the premiere of Death and the Powers have been stranded at various airports throughout Europe because of the French general strike. I'm sorry that they missed …
Listen to Robert Pinsky, librettist for Death and the Powers
BU Today has posted a story about Robert Pinsky: Robot, of Thee I Sing Pinsky’s words help put technology in innovative opera. In the article, Robert talks about how he became involved in the project and discusses the differences between writing poetry and writing for opera. Composer Tod Machover says “I have been constantly delighted …
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Meet the Team – Peter Torpey (Visual Design)
Post by Peter Torpey, M.I.T. Media Laboratory Over the past three years, I’ve played several roles throughout the production of Death and the Powers, working closely with Tod Machover and Alex McDowell to figure out what is necessary and possible to present the story of Simon Powers. From thinking about how to tell the story, …
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Press conference in Monaco (in French)
PRESENTAZIONE DELL'OPERA 'DEATH AND THE POWERS' - Foto L. Mattera L'intervento di Tod Machover, autore dell'opera, allo Yacht Club de Monaco.
Through Tod’s camera lens – September 15, 2010
By iPhone from Tod: "I just got to my hotel in Paris after a very delayed (air traffic controller strike:) flight from Nice and the longest taxi line at Orly airport that I've ever seen (and that's saying a lot!!!). About to go to sleep so I can get up early and be at the …
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