Death
and the
Powers
Overview
Music
Production
Creative Team
Gallery
Media
Press
Image
Gallery
Tod Machover, Composer and Creative Director
Diane Paulus, Director
Robert Pinsky, Librettist
Alex McDowell, Production Designer
Tod Machover, Alex McDowell, and Diane Paulus working on Death and the Powers in Los Angeles, March 2006
Tod Machover and the principals of Opera Futurum in Monaco, June 2007
James Maddalena wears sensors that capture his gesture and breathing for Disembodied Performance
Elena Jessop adjusts Disembodied Performance sensors on singer James Maddalena
Concept rendering of the Chandelier
Conceptual rendering of the stage as it comes alive as Simon Powers
Image bank for production design
Color study of Scene II by Peter Torpey
Color study of Scene IV by Peter Torpey
Color study of Scene VIII by Peter Torpey
Imagery representing Simon Powers in The System
Rendering of Operabots interacting with each other
Operabot prototype
Image from the trailer
Image from the trailer
Opera of the Future team at the MIT Media Lab
Peter Torpey, Research Assistant at the MIT Media Lab
Bob Hsiung with undergraduates Jason Ku and Michael Miller work on an Operabot
Undergraduate Karen Hart works on structural engineering for the Chandelier
Undergraduates Ben Bloomberg and Simone Ovsey work on sound design
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