Interactive Broadcast
18:00-19:00, Monday 14th September 2020
Watch the broadcast below
Music: Matthew Olyver
Words: Sarah Sigal
1861, 2019; the Civil War, the climate crisis. Two women working for the Pinkerton Agency in two centuries must consider the implications of private security at a time of national upheaval.
The Agency is a filmed work-in-progress showing of an opera about the history of the Pinkerton National Detective Agency, time travel, eco-noir feminism and America in times of crisis. With a combination of pre-recorded orchestra and live looping and an intimate cast of a mezzo, a soprano and an actor, the piece combines modern opera, minimalism, spoken word, and folk music to create an artistically experimental sound world that reflects both the 19th and 21st centuries.
The initial broadcast included composer, librettist and director/dramaturg hosting a live Q&A with the audience after the broadcast of the show. It was available for 28 days after the initial broadcast.
All ages (mostly adults)
Produced by Olyver New Music Collective
Venue: Interactive Broadcast
www.matthewolyver.com/olyver-new-music-collective.html
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Composer: Matthew Olyver
Librettist: Sarah Sigal
Director/Dramaturg: Emma Jude Harris
Kate: Caroline Blair
Leslie: Simone Ibbett-Brown
Pinkerton: Joshua Manning
Multi-Instrumentalist: Matthew Olyver
Sound Engineer: Matthew Olyver and Kirthan Pillai
Camera crew: Matthew Olyver, Ben Moss, Marianne Olyver and Alex Moss
Set and Costume Designer: Bea Wilson
On the same day:
- BIRD (Live Performance), 19:00-19:40
- A&E (Interactive Broadcast), 19:45-20:55
- A Time of Empty Tales (Live Performance), 21:00-21:45
Composer: Matthew Olyver
Librettist: Sarah Sigal
Director/Dramaturg: Emma Jude Harris
Kate: Caroline Blair
Leslie: Simone Ibbett-Brown
Pinkerton: Joshua Manning
Multi-Instrumentalist: Matthew Olyver
Sound Engineer: Matthew Olyver and Kirthan Pillai
Camera crew: Matthew Olyver, Ben Moss, Marianne Olyver and Alex Moss
Set and Costume Designer: Bea Wilson