Live stream from crowdsourcing opera rehearsals
Savonlinna Opera Festival’s crowdsourcing opera Free Will’s world premiere is on 21st July 2012. Rehearsals can be followed online via live stream.
Link to rehearsals live stream: http://www.ustream.tv/channel/opera-by-you-free-will. Site has also video recordings from the previous rehersals.
Rehearsal schedule:
(gmt +2, Finnish time)
Week 27
Mon 2.7. 10am–3pm
Tue 3.7. 5pm–9pm
Thu 5.7. 10am–2pm and 6pm–9pm
Fri 6.7. 10am–2pm and 6pm–9pm
Sat 7.7. 10am–3pm
Week 28
Mon 9.7. 10am–2pm and 6pm–9pm
Tue 10.7. 10am–2pm and 6pm–9pm
Wed 11.7. 10am–2pm and 6pm–9pm
Thu 12.7. 10am–2pm and 6pm–9pm
Fri 13.7. 10am–2pm and 6pm–9pm
Sat 14.7. 10am–2pm
Week 29
Mon 16.7. 10am–2pm and 6pm–9pm
Tue 17.7. 10am–2pm and 6pm–9pm
Wed 18.7. 10am–1pm and 6pm–9pm
Thu 19.7. 10am–1pm and 6pm–9pm
Fri 20.7. 10am–1pm and 6pm–9pm
Sat 21.7. 10am, 12am or 1pm (TBC) / dress rehearsal
Please accept minor changes in the the rehearsal schedule.
Free Will’s world premiere will also be live streamed from hs.fi on 21st July 2012 at 7pm.
Opera By You the first crowdsourcing opera project in the world
Savonlinna Opera Festival launched Opera By You project in May 2010. In the project anyone has had the opportunity to contribute to the creation of an opera. Any member of the online community could help to write the libretto, compose the music and design the sets and costumes – from beginning to end. Hundreds of people from all around the world have taken part in creating the opera Free Will and thousands of people follow it online. Working alongside with the online community are operatives, a group of opera professionals. The Savonlinna Opera Festival will place world-class soloists, a chorus of 80, a symphony orchestra and its entire production machinery at the community’s disposal. Free Will will be premiered at the Savonlinna Opera Festival on 21st of July 2012.
Accreditation
Accreditation to Free Will world premiere and Crowdsourcing in Culture Production seminar http://www.oopperajuhlat.fi/In_English/Front_page/mainmenu/Media/Accreditation.iw3
Performance information: http://www.operafestival.fi/In_English/Front_page/mainmenu/Season_and_Tickets/Season_2012/Free_Will.iw3
Inquiries:
Päivi Salmi, Project Manager, Savonlinna Opera Festival
+358 40 774 0919
paivi.salmi@operafestival.fi
www.operabyyou.com
The Savonlinna Opera Festival in brief
The Savonlinna Opera Festival is the Finnish cultural event best known internationally and a leading Finnish tourist attraction. It records an annual total audience of around 60,000, a good 10 per cent from abroad. The Savonlinna Opera Festival is a modern pioneer in the world of opera, presenting not only the classics but also new and innovative productions. A visit to the Savonlinna Opera Festival is an all-round experience made up of first-class opera performances and concerts, the unique atmosphere of a medieval castle and the beautiful town of Savonlinna in summer, set amid lakes and forests. The Festival gets about 70% of its funding from ticket revenue, the rest in the form of grants from the Ministry of Education and the town of Savonlinna, and partnership agreements.
www.operafestival.fi
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