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Alternate Visions

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dans un lieu ou s'entremêlent les styles musicaux, les univers virtuels et réels, la robotique, les tissus intelligents...que deviennent les relations humaines, charnelles?
La première a eu lieu le 1 jusqu'au 5 mai 2007, Usine C, Montréal.
in a space where musical styles, real and virtual universes, robotics and intelligent skin merge...what happens to human carnal relations?
The premiere run occured May 1 to 5, 2007, Usine C, Montréal.
and
in Vancouver, a simulcast took place on May 5 at Western Front 303 E. 8th Ave.
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Member Since: 06/03/2007
Band Website: http://alternatevisions.ca
Band Members: compositeur : John Oliver, composer
livret : Genni Gunn, libretto
mis en scène : Pauline Vaillancourt, director
avec/starring: Rinde Eckert (tenor), Jacinthe Thibault (mezzo-soprano), Éthel Guéret (soprano), Patrick Mallette (bariton)
and the "three girls" Ghislaine Deschambault, Claudine Ledoux, and Jean-François Daignault
The band is BRADYWORKS:
Tim Brady - electric guitar / guitare électrique,
Eric Lagacé - electric bass / guitare basse electrique,
André Leroux - saxophones
Jean-Marc Bouchard - saxophones
Pamela Reimer - keyboards /claviers
Brigitte Poulin - keyboards /claviers
Sous la direction de Cristian Gort, conductor
John Oliver, DSP / traitement en temps réel.
..et un gang d'aritistes visuels qui font de la magie!
Luc Maltais: sound engineer / prise de son, mixage
Influences: Erik Satie, Claude Debussy, Benjamin Britten, Mahler, Alban Berg, John Adams, Steve Reich, Philip Glass, Luciano Berio, Henri Pousseur, Peter Maxwell-Davies, B.A. Zimmermann, Stockhausen, Tchaikovsky, Mozart, Puccini, Kurt Weil, Brian Eno, David Byrne, David Bowie, Bjork, Alain Thibault, Hildegard Westerkamp, Kraftwerk, Beatles, John Zorn, Naked City, Pink Floyd, Supertramp, Genesis, Peter Gabriel, Emerson Lake and Palmer, The Residents, John Lee Hooker, Jimi Hendrix, Janis Joplin, blues
Sounds Like: cut-up blues, pop, progrock and opera
"...some very beautifully sung duets and a really powerful ensemble leading to the show's climax. [Rinde] Eckert...is very much the anchor of the show. His sense of timing, both dramatic and comedic, is fierce. Jacinthe Thibault is also very powerful..." -Alan Conter, The Globe and Mail
Record Label: ATMA
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

World Premiere performance DVD of the opera Alternate Visions is out!

The lyric opera company Chants Libres (Montréal) is pleased to announce the release of the DVD made from the World Premiere performance of the operaAlternate Visions by composer John Oliver and writer...
Posted by on Mon, 12 Oct 2009 18:14:00 GMT

Nouveau site / New Site

Chants Libres a un nouveau site. Et voici la page pour "Alternate Visions": http: / / www. chantslibres. org/ fr/ productions/ altvision s/ Venez écouter et voir! Chants Libres has a new web site...
Posted by on Thu, 08 Oct 2009 20:03:00 GMT

Alternate Visions DVD available soon! / bientôt disponible

The Alternate Visions DVD will be available at the Chants Libres web site and elsewhere online in the next few weeks. Watch this space for details.Le DVD d'Alternate Visions sera disponible sou peu ch...
Posted by on Sun, 15 Mar 2009 10:35:00 GMT

preparation 1

Our first period of preparation for the production has been great. This is a great team of musicians, singers and visual and movements artists. It's going to be a wonderful show. From my perspective a...
Posted by on Fri, 13 Apr 2007 21:55:00 GMT

Men! You can be part of the production

Would you like to hear your own voice in our production? Here's your chance! We are looking for short audio clips of the phrase "Hello. My name is Richard. Who are you?" Imagine you are in a bar cruis...
Posted by on Wed, 07 Mar 2007 10:52:00 GMT

Vous pouvez faire partie de la production

Hommes! Voulez-vous entendre votre voix dans la production de "Alternate Visions?" Voici votre chance. On cherche les clips audio de la phrase: 'Allô. Mon nom est Al "X". Qui est-tu?' Imaginez-vous da...
Posted by on Tue, 06 Mar 2007 14:03:00 GMT