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The Wings of Daedalus
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“The Wings of Daedalus” similarly uses technology to build the sound substance. Here, not only methods of sound production or editing, but also movements of sound in space are used as a means of dramaturgical articulation. The artful integration of the voice into the quasi-orchestral/concrete musical development is striking. From a mixture of noise and pitched sounds Maurizio Squillante developed a sound libretto which functions as an inner narrator and captures the audience from the very beginning until the final notes fade away.
In "The Wings of Daedalus", the scenography of the performance, its sets and costumes were equally significant as these convey the central theme of the opera: the cyborg. Here, Maurizio Squillante developed further means to articulate this subject not just by way of sound but also visually in an impressive manner.
Idea and dramaturgy: Sebastiano Fusco and Maurizio Squillante
Libretto: David Haughton and Fabio Squillante
Das Schicksal Emanuela Luchetti alto
Apoll Phillip Brown tenor
Minos David Haughton
Dädalus Pauline Vaillancourt soprano
Perdix Alessandro Carmignani counter tenor
Daimon Alexia Justine Murray mezzo soprano
and Cara Joan Kavanaugh
Chor der Cyborgs – Synthetisierte Sprache
Cocalus David Haughton actor
Tochter des Cocalus Fides Krucker mezzo soprano
Production: ZKM | Institut für Musik und Akustik
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