Libertaria: The Virtual Opera

It’s been a busy summer for Libertaria: The Virtual Opera!

Since the spring, singers auditioned online through Music Xray and through e-mail internet auditions, final cast decisions were made in late August, some basic preproduction work was completed, draft 1 of the screenplay completed, the studio was upgraded to handle the heavy software needed to create an animated opera, and cast members have started working on excerpts for Libertaria: The Virtual Opera. Libertaria is an exciting animated science fiction opera set in the year 2139 that combines contemporary classical composition techniques with some of the latest innovations in electronic music and sound synthesis.

Libertaria: The Virtual Opera has an amazing cast dedicated to new music. Please keep checking the website for updates on the cast members for Libertaria. Each cast member will have their own exciting bio page where you can find out more about the artist, their albums, and any upcoming artist projects.

Meet the Cast Members of Libertaria!

(In Alphabetical Order)

Mallory Berlin
Joe Cameron
Jaely Louise Chamberlain
Gracia Gillund
Jennifer Hermansky
Matthew Meadows
Mike Shiftlett
Christina Sidaras
Allan Smith
Gretchen Suarez-Pena
Kate Sikora

You can also see a new low res draft of the Opening Credits here:

http://virtualopera.wordpress.com/2011/09/19/opera-cast-selected-for-libertaria/

Want to Know More About Libertaria?

If you would like to write an article or interview the composer for Libertaria: The Virtual Opera, please contact Sabrina Peña Young at spenayoung@gmail.com.

Comments

imtheone said…

It was inspired in the UK a long time ago. It's a different texture of music.
meditative music

December 16, 2011 at 12:38 AM

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