FULL Cesare, Child of Night (Beard) Horror-Opera Los Angeles 2021
Information on the Performance
- Work Title: Cesare, Child of Night
- Composer: Beard Jonathan
- Libretto: Michael Cramer
- Venue & Opera Company: Evelyn and Mo Ostin Music Center, UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music, Los Angeles, California
- Recorded: 2021
- Type: Movie
- Singers: Michael Dean, Joanna Lynn-Jacobs, Thomas Segen, Michael Cramer
- Conductor:
- Orchestra: Instrumental Ensemble
- Stage Director: Stewart Schill
- Costume Designer:
Information about the Recording
- Published by: UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music
- Date Published: 2021
- Format: Streaming
- Quality Video: 4 Audio:4
- Subtitles: yessubs, ensubs
- Video Recording from: YouTube FULL VIDEO
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THIS PERFORMANCE
Cesare, Child of Night is a one-act electroacoustic opera based on the 1920 German silent horror film The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari – acclaimed by film critic Roger Ebert as “the first true horror film” and by film reviewer Danny Peary as “cinema’s first cult film and a precursor for arthouse films.”
Cesare is infused with a number of broad musical interests pulled into one whole, including early 20th century modernist and cabaret elements, contemporary sound design, cinematic DNA, asymmetric electronic grooves, adventurous orchestration, all percolating within the long and rich operatic tradition. The opera contains subtle “signifiers” from music of that era combined with contemporary operatic techniques and sound design, bringing electronic instruments into the mix with the acoustic ensemble.