Posts Tagged ‘opera’
Mobile Home Opera House
October 30th, 2009 by Dave@LGUK
This beautifully designed product is the über stylish Opera, a Mobile Home by Dutch designer Axel Enthoven. The design is reminiscent of the Sydney Opera House which has become one of the most iconic architectural buildings of modern time.
The production of such an object signals the interest in consumers desire to keep esthetically pleasant objects not just in the home but around one at all times. The Opera will go into production in early 2010 and is sure to turn a few heads on the...
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‘Twitter the Opera’?!
August 19th, 2009 by Dave@LGUK
The Royal Opera House has called on the general public to help them write a opera out of tweets!
The public will be donating there ideas and thoughts for the lyrics and story line of this wacky new opera style. It is an experimental opera, which is trying to break down the barrier between the audience and the art form. The show will be held at the Royal Opera House on the 4th-6th September with people twits set to music.
See the full BBC video report here.
It's an interesting idea but will it work? As Backbytes points out:
"Expect the unexpected,"...
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Monkey: Journey to the West – a breathtaking night out
November 14th, 2008 by Dave@LGUK
Just a brief post to advise you that Monkey: Journey to the West, the new opera conceived by Chen Shi-Zheng - but mostly known for being composed by Damon Albarn with Visual Concept and Animation by Jamie Hewlett - is brilliant and if you're that you really should go and see it if you can. There weren't many photos in the programme and I wasn't allowed to use my cameraphone during the show but the set and costume designs are gorgeous and worthy of note, although I would imagine they're often overshadowed by the incredible acrobatics, martial arts and contortions...
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