Alternate Visions — An Encounter Between Reality and Cyberspace

An augmented opera for 7 singers and 6 musicians, synthesis images, avatars and digitization.

Two singles develop a relationship over the Internet in a virtual 3D environment; they decide to break the ice of cyberspace and meet at a high tech bar, which is in fact the set of Alternate Visions, a reality television show…

Programme

• Music, John Oliver
• Libretto, Genni Gunn
• Stage direction, Pauline Vaillancourt
• Starring, Rinde Eckert, tenor; Jacinthe Thibault, mezzo-soprano; Patrick Mallette, baritone [TV host] _ Éthel Guéret, soprano; Ghislaine Deschambault, soprano; Claudine Ledoux, mezzo-soprano; Jean-François Daignault, countertenor; and the six musicians from Bradyworks directed by Cristian Gort.

A creation presented by Chants Libres, in coproduction with the DEII Laboratory, in partnership with Hexagram and in collaboration with Bradyworks, the CIAM, OBORO, Western Front, LARtech and Usine C.