Obscura Nox (Mozart & Habibi) Movie-Opera USA 2021 Julia Dawson

Information on the Performance

• Work Title: Obscura Nox   
• Composer: Iman Habibi  
• Libretto: Elin Rummel, original Latin text  
• Venue & Opera Company: studio and on location USA  
• Recorded: 2021
• Type: Movie
• Singers: Julia Dawson
• Conductor:   
• Orchestra:
• Choreographer: Claudia Schreier  
• Stage Director: Mary Birnbaum  
• Costume Designer:   

Information about the Recording

• Published by: helioarts  
• Date Published: 2021  
• Format: Streaming
• Quality Video: 4 Audio:4
• Subtitles: yessubs, ensubs  
• Video Recording from: Opera Philadelphia     FULL VIDEO
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ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THIS PERFORMANCE

In this modern retelling of Plato’s Allegory of the Cave, a woman is cloistered in a prison of her own making until a mysterious stranger shows her a way out.

Featuring Mozart’s Exsultate, Jubilate (KV 165) and new music by Iranian-Canadian composer Iman Habibi with original Latin text, “Obscura Nox” is a combination of classical music and narrative film. This 26-minute “création lyrique” explores themes of isolation, the relationship between perception and reality, and society’s morphine-drip addiction to our screens.