Tod Machover just returned from a five-day visit to South Korea to meet with violinist Won Hyung-joon, director of the Lindenbaum Festival Orchestra. Won has been trying for two decades to bring together musicians from South and North Korea as a way to promote peaceful reunification between the two countries. After seeing a documentary about …
Opera of the Future is selected for Library of Congress archive
We're excited to announce that the United States Library of Congress has selected the Opera of the Future website for inclusion in the historic collection of Internet materials related to the LC Commissioned Composers Web Archive. "We consider your website to be an important part of this collection and the historical record," the Library stated. …
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Your “Schoenberg in Hollywood” toolkit
"...some of the most arresting music heard in a BLO premiere in recent seasons." - Boston Classical Review closemore Here are a few items to help you wrap your head around Tod Machover's newest opera, Schoenberg in Hollywood, which premiered this week with the Boston Lyric Opera at Boston's Paramount Theater. For the composer's account …
“Schoenberg in Hollywood” premier is tomorrow!
Boston Magazine lists/describes SCHOENBERG IN HOLLYWOOD as a "not-to-miss" event in the current November issue. Can't believe that we open on Wednesday!! Get your ticket at blo.org/hollywood, and come join us sometime over the coming week. Here are some photos from last night's dress rehearsal:
Schoenberg in rehearsal
https://www.facebook.com/BostonLyricOpera/videos/713931172312155/ It's happening! Tod Machover's newest opera, "Schoenberg in Hollywood," is in rehearsals this week. Check out this rehearsal footage as members of the team--Karole Armitage, Peter Torpey, and Ben Bloomberg--explain their roles and describe some of their creative challenges. "Schoenberg in Hollywood" has its world premier next week, November 14-18, in Boston. Shows …
Tod Machover at the CityLab Detroit conference
Earlier this week, Tod spoke at the CityLab 2018 conference in Detroit about his City Symphonies, with a focus on the experience of creating "Symphony in D." At CityLab 2018, The Atlantic, The Aspen Institute and Bloomberg Philanthropies convened the world’s city and community leaders to consider a new narrative worthy of the many global cities …
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WGBH TV interview with Tod Machover
Boston's WGBH's Open Studio with Jared Bowen aired an interview last night (October 27) with composer Tod Machover about his new opera, "Schoenberg in Hollywood." Watch here.
Rehearsals have begun!
Rehearsals for SCHOENBERG IN HOLLYWOOD started this week. So exciting. We had production meetings, creative sessions, music coaching, and staging experiments...including Karole Armitage introducing her astonishing choreographic concepts to the cast. Lots more work to do, of course, but we're on track for a remarkable premiere on November 14th. Come if you can; tickets at blo.org/hollywood!
A sneak peek at Schoenberg in Hollywood
https://vimeo.com/276223205 Check out the teaser created by video designer Peter Torpey for Tod Machover's new opera, "Schoenberg in Hollywood," which premieres this November 14-18 in Boston. For more information and tickets, visit Boston Lyric Opera.
Braham Murray, 1943-2018
From Tod Machover's Facebook page: It is with great sadness that I report the passing of Braham Murray. In fact, Braham died a week go - suddenly and unexpectedly - and I haven't been able to get myself to write a post since then; it all still feels so shocking and unreal. Braham was one of …
