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Tags: 2000s, opera, 2008, Singing, still camera, stage, shakespeare, julias ceasar

Author: Kenny Doren

Date Submitted: March 04, 2009

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Production Credits: Singer: Helen Pridmore Text: Kenneth Doren (inspired by Shakespeare's Julius Ceasar) Music (improvised): loosely based on Purcell melodies Videography: Kenneth Doren Video and sound edit: Kenneth Doren Direction: Kenneth Doren

Overview: "The Curse of Rome" for solo voice subverts Shakespeare's text of "Julius Caesar" to the restructuring of melodies based on British baroque composer Henry Purcell. Shakespeare's text has been edited and expanded upon to collapse the play's characters into a new single fictional character that represents the zeitgeist of our past and present times. The lyrics form a contrast to the sacred and British sovereign compositions that Purcell is known for. This work continues the author's research and practice into varied forms of musical interventions that engage a political discourse utilizing singing to decode the subject.

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