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JOIN THE VILLAGE! 

http://www.thevillageopera.com/about.html



The Village reveals the comings and goings of a virtual world that exists in parallel to our own. Events are described from the perspective of 7 fantastical characters through music and animation in a series of five weekly episodes 

You too can reside in the village. We invite you to create a 'villager' and be part of the opera's digital chorus. Villagers react to story events and respond to character activity by posting short text comments. You may assign your villager a name and a personality (e.g. 'a trickster' or 'a samaritan') to help shape their identity. All contributions by the digital chorus will appear in the opera, serving to enrich the story and steer its evolution. Go to the How to Interact page for more details


 Like The Village Facebook page for updates on when new episodes are available, and visit Twitter@VillageResident for a live feed from the main characters and selected posts from the digital chorus



WATCH THE FULL VERSION:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0JJ9b...
Crowdsourced Opera? Machinima Musicals? Telematic Performances? The 21st Century composer explores new technology to create innovative works in this EXCITING short documentary by futurist filmmaker and award-winning composer Sabrina Pena Young. 

Works of Pauline Oliveros, Alex Shapiro, Robert Voisey and 60x60, Lee Scott's The Village Opera, Opera by You, Eric Whitacre, and More.

OFFICIAL COMPOSER WEBSITE: http://sabrinapenayoung.blogspot.com/

ORIGINAL TRANSCRIPT AVAILABLE: https://www.scribd.com/doc/262447249/...

WATCH LIBERTARIA: The Virtual Opera
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lB5SI...

Futurist Music Anthology: http://sabrinapenayoung.bandcamp.com/...

Music Documentary Opera Heard Round World: Internet Collaboration & the 21st-Century Composer by Sabrina Pena Young

SABRINA PEÑA YOUNG

Young is the foremost expert on virtual opera production and online collaboration with the debut of her machinima opera Libertaria: The Virtual Opera. Libertaria includes a live international cast and film crew, virtual choirs, sound synthesis, machinima, and contemporary choral writing, produced entirely online using crowdsourcing, social networking, and the Internet. Libertaria premiered October 5th, 2013 in Lake Worth, Florida, with additional screenings at the Buffalo Women and Arts Festival, the UK-site Moviestorm, the Holland Animation Film Festival, and other venues. 

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