Premiered October 23, 2020
Subsequently available to stream until December 31, 2020
Subsequently available to stream until December 31, 2020
Produced in Collaboration with the Decameron Opera Coalition,
as part of "Tales from a Safe Distance", a multi-part virtual opera.
as part of "Tales from a Safe Distance", a multi-part virtual opera.
Watch Orsa ibernata below!
Pictured: Elizabeth Blood | Photo Credit: Christal Wagner
Creative Team
Composer and Performer: Elizabeth Blood
Librettist and Director: Danny Brylow
Videographer and Editor: Christal Wagner
Producer: Jill Anna Ponasik
Composer and Performer: Elizabeth Blood
Librettist and Director: Danny Brylow
Videographer and Editor: Christal Wagner
Producer: Jill Anna Ponasik
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From Librettist and Director Danny Brylow...
"It was a random Friday afternoon in July when librettist Matt Boresi first approached us about creating a short video opera based on a story from the 14th century literary masterpiece, The Decameron. The finished product was to comprise one chapter in a multi-company, multi-part virtual opera anthology for the newly-created Decameron Opera Coalition. My interest was piqued, but I was also hesitant. With the deadline only three months away, it felt like too little time to conceptualize, adapt, write, compose, film, and edit a movie, even one that only lasted ten minutes! Over the next few days, Jill Anna and I emailed back and forth, deciding that we’d probably end up regretfully turning the project down. There just wasn’t enough time..." Read Danny's full statement here! |
From Composer and Performer Elizabeth Blood...
"Let us allow ourselves to sit in stillness, even when it might be uncomfortable, even when the chaos of the world is swirling and burning around us and inside of us. To step away from the things we distract ourselves with, just for a little while, and simply face ourselves. I think our society has come to a place where we need to be stimulated constantly, and reasons for stillness have become lost. For me, stillness is showing up for myself and offering a moment to my voice. It’s often uncomfortable, but I’ve learned that facing myself and sitting in discomfort brings healing and creates space, so that I can show up stronger, so that I can be of better service and support to my world in my own way. The beauty, when we heal and create space to show up fully in our unique ways, can be, and is, incredibly powerful." Read Elizabeth's full statement here! |