Showcase & panel discussion Opera in the Digital age with Brigitta Muntendorf & Berthold Schneider

iScreenYouScream by Brigitta Muntendorf © Brigitta Muntendorf

Sun, 21.01.2018

11:00 AM - 1:00 PM

Victoria & Albert Museum

Part of the V&A's exhibition 'Opera: Passion, Power and Politics'

Discover what the future holds for opera in our digital age through this video showcase and panel discussion in collaboration with the V&A, as part of the V&A's wider programme around their current exhibition Opera: Passion, Power and Politics.

Brigitta Muntendorf, Berthold Schneider and other leading opera practitioners discuss key questions and shine a light on the cutting edge of contemporary opera making, where the art form is using new communication tools of our century to transform itself.
 
  • Social Media Opera: iScreen, YouScream! (2017), Muntendorf © Brigitta Muntendorf
  • Screening, Brigitta Muntendorf © Brigitta Muntendorf
  • Video Opera: The Three Tales © Oper Wuppertal
    Video Opera: The Three Tales
  • Video Opera: The Three Tales © Oper Wuppertal
  • Video Opera: The Three Tales © Oper Wuppertal


 

Brigitta Muntendorf © Brigitta Muntendorf Brigitta MuntenDorf

lives and works as composer and artistic director of the Ensemble Garage in Cologne and Vienna. Since October 2017 she is a substitute professor for composition at the Cologne University of Music and Dance. Most recently, she was awarded the German Music Author’s Price of the category Young Talents by GEMA.

Berthold Schneider, Intendant Wuppertaler Bühnen © Oper Wuppertal BErthold Schneider

is intendant of the Wuppertal Opera. His innovative approach focuses on contemporary formats without being overly academic. Schneider opened his directorship with the spectacular Video-Opera Three Tales directed by Steve Reich.
 

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