Tonight marks the opening night for Silent Opera’s latest production of Monteverdi’s L’Orfeo. With the use of silent disco technology, placed in a transformed docklands warehouse at Trinity Buoy Wharf, Silent Opera are inviting you to experience the myth of L’Orfeo like never before.

The audience are invited to move around the space to literally follow the story as it progresses from scene to scene. With tonight’s performance beginning on a boat, the audience become part of the production as they float down the River Thames to the venue.

For further information and to purchase tickets, visit the website here.

The boat trip is only available on 23rd and 25h January. Don’t miss out!

Have you got a secret to share? Be in with a chance of winning two Golden Tickets and decide the fate of Orfeo: Death or Glory? Sell us your secret here.

(Photos by Oliver Hyde-Tetley)

(Written on January 23, 2013 )

Tune in to BBC Radio 3 this afternoon, as the Silent Opera team will be live on air to discuss their upcoming production of Monteverdi’s L’Orfeo. Founder and Director, Daisy Evans, will be joined by Musical Director, Christopher Bucknall, along with singers William Berger and Emilie Renard, who will also be performing on the show.

Silent Opera brings together technology and classical music to provide the audience with a personal soundscape as they are fully immersed in the experience. With opening night only a week away, the Silent Opera team will provide listeners with a small insight into L’Orfeo through live performances and a chat with the team.

Listen to BBC Radio 3′s In Tune at 16:30 today or online here.

For more information on Silent Opera and to purchase tickets visit the website here.

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Daisy Evans in rehearsals for L’Orfeo

(Written on January 16, 2013 )

As the opening night of Silent Opera’s production of L’Orfeo draws closer, we stole a few moments with the company’s Founder and Director, Daisy Evans, for a more personal interview where Daisy shares her musical tastes and experiences, and reveals her hidden talent.

Silent Opera’s production of Monteverdi’s L’Orfeo runs from 23rd January to 10th February. Tickets can be purchased here.

To keep up with news and behind-the-scenes activities at Silent Opera rehearsals, visit their blog on Ideas Tap here.

Read a preview of the upcoming production in The Independent here.

(Written on January 15, 2013 )

Ahead of their opening night on January 23rd, Silent Opera have been documenting their progress through a new blog, hosted on Ideas Tap. The week began with Director and Founder Daisy Evans telling of her plans for her upcoming production and how her recent long stay in Berlin affected her vision for Silent Opera.

Following on from Daisy was Louis d’Heudieres, Silent Opera’s Resident Composer, who told of his new and optional ending to L’Orfeo, recounting his process of bringing this ‘new Orfeo’ to life.

Next it was the turn of Designer Katharine Heath to share her secrets of designing the set and costumes, giving some some insight into what she has planned for this spectacular show, as well as some beautiful exclusive design sneak-peeks.

Musical Director Christopher Bucknall then gave insight into how conducting and creatively putting together Silent Opera is different to a more traditional opera.

Read all of their enlightening stories here, with more to come next week. Don’t forget to buy tickets to the incredible show here.

(Written on January 11, 2013 )

(Written on January 4, 2013 )

(Written on January 3, 2013 )

Last week, Daisy Evans answered some questions from WildKat about how music became such an important part of her life, as well as discussing her favourite pieces of music and the reasons why.

Watch the video here:

Silent Opera’s upcoming production of Monteverdi’s L’Orfeo will run from 23rd January to 10th February. To purchase tickets and to find out more about Silent Opera, visit the website here.

(Written on December 18, 2012 )

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(Written on December 7, 2012 )

WildKat PR is excited to announce the launch of Silent Opera’s latest innovative project- a new production of Monteverdi’s ‘L’Orfeo’- but as opera has never been seen before. In this new project, funded by Sky Arts Ignition: Futures Fund, IdeasTap and the Arts Council England, and produced by the Heritage Arts Company, Silent Opera brings audiences closer to the action than ever before on a trip to hell and back, with the ultimate decision over Orfeo’s fate.

This intense new artistic experience combines the latest ideas in theatre, technology and classical music to plunge the opera-goer straight into the centre of the work. Audiences are provided with wireless headphones, which deliver an all encompassing sound world directly into their heads: bringing together live singing and select instrumentalists, mixed with a pre-recorded full orchestra, and immersing viewers into a creative sphere in which every breath, note, and emotion becomes accentuated. This then allows audiences to move freely through the performance space, following the story and creating their own personal theatre by choosing how to experience Monteverdi’s masterpiece.

Silent Opera have ensured all aspects of L’Orfeo will be extraordinary. The venue, Trinity Buoy Wharf on the banks of the River Thames, will transport audiences into a parallel universe. On some evenings of the run, the audience will even begin their passage to hell travelling on a boat though Central London to the unique performance space, where they will be immersed further into the story. The final stroke of creative genius will ultimately come down to one audience member each night, who will be awarded the responsibility of deciding between the two endings written by the composer and Orfeo’s ultimate fate: Death or Glory. Will he be ravaged and taken to his death, or made a God to look on Eurydice forever?

Over recent years Silent Opera have been gaining enthusiastic attention in the press for their transformations of iconic operas, combining classic works with modern technology to attract huge audiences to a unique experience. The company can even boast that they have been the first opera-experience for  50% of their audience members, while 60% of these audiences are also under 30.

With their engaging concept, enthusiastic audience, and modern technology, Silent Opera really is the most ground-breaking company in the world of opera, with truly new work which will bring this innately classical art form to new audiences. Artistic Director Daisy Evans wishes to ‘move you, tell you unique stories and bring you new delights’. As a new, younger generation is being welcomed into opera, with the exhilirating freedom to wander through performances amidst their own personal soundcloud, she will certainly succeed. The opera world will never look back.

Silent Opera’s ‘L’Orfeo’ (Claudio Monteverdi) runs from January 23^rd to February 10^th 2013 (excluding Mondays). Showtime: 7.30pm/5pm on Sundays. Trinity Buoy Wharf E14 0JY.

Tickets are £25; £20 for IdeasTap members, £35 includes return boat ticket from Festival (January 23^rd and 25^th 2013 only). Tickets are available from the 5^th December at www.silentopera.co.uk

(Written on December 7, 2012 )

WildKat PR is excited to announce its upcoming collaboration with ‘Silent Opera’. Launched in 2011 by director Daisy Evans, Silent Opera curates opera performances for a new audience. Using technology and theatricality to create an unusually immersive experience, Silent Opera aims to bring this artform into the 21^st century and appeal to both opera novices and aficionados alike. Upcoming performances include a run of Monteverdi’s L’Orfeo as  it has never been seen before. The music, which is live singing mixed with pre-recorded orchestral music, is fed through headphones to the audience, who can walk in amongst the singers and get closer to the performance than ever before. 

Silent Opera are also offering their supporters the chance to really be part of this upcoming show, whether as an etched name in the set, or deciding Orfeo’s fate ‘in death, or in glory’ – see more on their Wefund page here.

Creative Director Daisy Evans explains: ‘I aim to bring the action of the music to life without sacrificing the operatic narrative. I aim to put the audience members in close proximity to the drama, and feel the intense sound world that is delivered straight into their heads.’

(Written on October 10, 2012 )