Monday, November 14, 2011
Technology in Opera
This isn't really new since it was over a year ago, but I just discovered this incredibly cool opera that MIT (Massachusetts Institute of Technology) put on involving all sorts of outrageous music objects (including singing robots!!). The story line involves the antagonist, an inventor, essentially downloading himself into the physical world, and once that happens he is not seen anymore in the opera, but he is present in the objects he inhabits. I think this is a really abstract idea, not only because it uses all sorts of unheard of technologies that are incorporated into the opera, but the idea of one's self living on in physical objects is something I found interesting. Since this opera has been out for some time, I'm wondering if anyone has actually seen the opera, and if so, I'm curious to know if the technology they use actually serves a purpose to the opera and the story line itself or if it's really "gimmicky" and unnecessary.
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Kara, thank you for sharing this. That's so cool that the opera is using singing robots. I haven't seen the opera, but I would imagine it would be pretty interesting to see. When I was reading your post, it made me think that this might be the future of the music industry. Maybe one day they will do away with performers (which would be extremely sad) and will be taken over with technology.
Have you seen the Metropolitan Opera's new production of the Ring Cycle or The Damnation of Faust? Both use video projection technology to create the background of these operas. A lot of people have said that these takes on the operas are breathe taking and groundbreaking re-imagining...
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