StyleBoston WCVB-TV produced this spot on Death and the Powers (April 2 and 3, 2011), with footage from the rehearsals at the Cutler Majestic and interviews with Tod Machover, Robert Pinsky and Diane Paulus. The operabots are cute and look good on camera! http://vimeo.com/21721641
Death and the Powers opens in Chicago
Death and the Powers was successfully launched this past Saturday night for its week-long run with the Chicago Opera Theater. The production looks and sounds fabulous in the Harris Theater. Unlike the ornate, traditional venues in Monaco and Boston, the Harris has a dark, industrial modern design that harmonizes beautifully with the futuristic set. The …
Monsters and Immortals
David Patrick Stearns, the classical music critic for the Philadelphia Inquirer, has written a thoughtful review of Death and the Powers and another new work, a stage adaptation of Mary Shelley's Frankenstein, directed by Slumdog Millionaire Oscar winner Danny Boyle for the National Theater of Great Britain. The two works are linked thematically ("the desire …
Chicago: Photo Gallery
Check out these photos sent from Tod's iPhone!
Media coverage of Death and the Powers in Chicago
Death and the Powers is gearing up for its run with the Chicago Opera Theater, and creative director and composer Tod Machover is running around town for a non-stop series of interviews. COT has posted press blurbs from the Boston run. We're doing our best to keep up! We'll be collecting this week's media coverage …
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Photo Gallery from Cutler Majestic
We thought you'd enjoy these gorgeous photos taken during rehearsals in Boston for Death and the Powers by Matt Checkowski... Chandelier and speakers at Cutler Majestic Robots, chandelier and walls Climbing the walls during rehearsal Memory Download Operabots in rehearsal
“Culture Shock” from Clef Notes Journal
Clef Notes Chicagoland Journal of the Arts offers an informative, elegantly written article about the upcoming Chicago Opera Theater run of Death and the Powers. CNCJA serves as Chicago's premier resource for arts and culture coverage with feature stories on music, art, theater and dance. Click on the image below for a larger-sized version.
Getting psyched for Chicago!
The Death and the Powers team is excited about bringing the show to Chicago's beautiful Harris Theater, to kick off the Chicago Opera Theater's season. The operabots want to visit the top of the Willis Tower - don't know if they'll be allowed on the elevators, though. Aww, maybe next time... We're getting some lovely …
Opening Week Round-up
Finally, a moment to catch our breath while the entire stage set of Death and the Powers is being trucked to Chicago. Fingers and toes crossed that nothing breaks along the way, as there's barely enough time to get everything set up and running smoothly for the Midwest premiere on Saturday, April 2! We compiled …
A Rocker Reacts to Death and the Powers
We caught up with Charlie Christos, a singer-songwriter who performs in the on-stage band for Prometheus Bound. This brand-new incarnation of Aeschylus's ancient tragedy recast as a rock show is currently playing at the American Repertory Theater's Club Oberon in Cambridge. It was directed by Death and the Powers' Diane Paulus, with a fresh, lean …
Opera of the Future 