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camille_bacon_smithTonight at O17 I saw the Wake World. It was amazing. The wake part was about a young girl who falls in love with a fairy prince who is actually a woman in very snappy drag (not a pants part, a real woman!) who leads the girl through shedding her inhibitions-and the overwhelming ruffles and sashes that make up her costume--to her awakening sexuality. Since the opera is based on an Aleister Crowley story, it is not an easy awaking, but one driven by power and obsession and lust pushed to the edge of despair. Then, you know, frolicking in the moonlight.
The voices were spectacular and the cast convincing in their roles. The music was soaring, more like a choral piece with the lead voices floating on top than a traditional opera.
Because it took place along a catwalk the length of the hall, the audience had to walk up and down to actually see what was going on. At the same time, the chorus was wandering around the wandering audience, so we were actually IN the music. The production was fascinating, But I would pay to hear the music in in concert format. Elizabeth Cree will have a lot to live up to!
O17 Fest Wake World Opera Philadelphia
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Date: 2017-09-20 12:26 pm (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2017-09-20 03:54 pm (UTC)