Bowers & Wilkins has posted a blog article that details the role of their technology in “Vocal Vibrations”. The immersive installation featuring music by composer Tod Machover and design by Neri Oxman opened on March 27th at Le Laboratoire in Paris. The project examines the relationship between human physiology and the resonant vibrations of voice. Vocal …
From Tod Machover’s Facebook page (posted March 27, 2014) “Here’s a picture from yesterday of my terrific team from the MIT Media Lab that has been working on the VOCAL VIBRATIONS project, showing the specially designed “oRb” that lets you hold the vibrations from your voice in your hands. Yes, it’s an unusual experience! Press …
The Opera of the Future team and Neri Oxman are fine tuning the VOCAL VIBRATIONS experience at Le Laboratoire in Paris for tomorrow’s private opening, with public opening on Friday…..and it is starting to look and sound great. It will be there through September 2014, so we hope you have a chance to hear/see it. Information …
The fabulous Boston-based vocal ensemble Blue Heron, conducted by Scott Metcalfe, was at MIT yesterday recording more material for our VOCAL VIBRATIONS project that opens in Paris on March 27th. Stay tuned for more information, and get a glimpse at http://www.lelaboratoire.org/en/agenda-coming-soon.php.
The Western Australia Symphony Orchestra under the baton of Carolyn Kuan was hard at work this morning polishing up Tod Machover’s brand-new “Symphony for Perth,” which premieres tonight at the finale of the 2014 Perth Festival. The much-anticipated work was featured in an extensive article published in today’s The Australian: The ears of an outsider, …
There is a fun piece in The Guardian today about Tod’s upcoming symphony orchestra piece for Perth: Flies, crows and crashing waves: the sounds that define Perth: Tod Machover is creating a symphony for Perth. Or, more precisely, a symphony with Perth. Between a Desert and the Deep Blue Sea, which will premiere on March 1, …
Congratulations to the cast, crew and incredible team that pulled off last night’s flawless opening night performance of the Dallas Opera’s production of “Death and the Powers”!! Much relief all around that the Operabots, moving walls and chandelier were all in splendid working order after three years in the warehouse. Reviews are coming in! The …
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Excellent PBS Newshour interviews with Dallas Opera general director and CEO Keith Cerny, Death and the Powers team members Ben Bloomberg and Peter Torpey, and composer Tod Machover. Cerny talks about why he wanted to bring “Death and the Powers” to the Winspear Opera House and produce the global simulcast. Read the article and watch the …
Perceptive article by Scott Cantrell in today’s Dallas Morning News. We hear that rehearsals are going well. Cannot wait to see the production next week at the spectacular Winspear Opera House. The role of Simon Powers will be sung by baritone Robert Orth, who is joined by leads Patricia Risley, Hal Cazelet and Joelle Harvey …
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Excellent article on DEATH AND THE POWERS just out in the February issue of Arts+Culture Texas, one of the most prominent magazines in the state. We hear that rehearsals are going well for the show…which opens a week from today!!! Read the full article: New Opera for a New Millennium
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