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Chicago reviews of Death and the Powers
The Chicago Opera Theater production of Death and the Powers opened on Saturday night (April 2, 2011) to a full house and warm applause. The reviews have been largely positive, we're relieved to say! Do check out COT General Director's Brian Dickie's blog for great photos and back-stage stories. There will be three more performances, …
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 …
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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“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 …
Death and the Powers, the animation!
Those fun-loving folks at the Chicago Opera Theater think it's not enough to upload oneself into The System. For a full digital reincarnation these days, you need to get animated. (Just ask Robert Pinsky, who has attained his animated apotheosis on The Simpsons.) So here it is, the Powers family drama, as told by animated …
Opera of the Future 