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CAN NEW OPERA BE VITAL AGAIN? - World Opera Forum Short Film

339 views · Published 2 May 2018 · 2:14 · Indexed 30 September 2026

Channel: OperaVision · 2018 · Music

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With some happy exceptions, new opera is rarely a box office hit or anticipated by audiences like a new film or a new play.  But even with the most refreshing new approach, can some works of the past ever appeal to diverse communities in a globalised society?  What can even the most inspired director do to make a masterpiece like Madama Butterfly appeal to modern Asian audience; it’s a story reflects another society and time.  Is it enough to rely on the universal power of good music – and Puccini could write that – to keep the beating heart of opera pumping.

Here artists and administrators consider ways to bring new work in the fore of the opera landscape.  For many, opera’s power to tell stories is the key; to tell stories that reflect the concerns of people today.  

Film shot and cut by TM Rives.
Commissioned by Teatro Real Madrid, Opera Europa and Opera America.

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