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As a PhD candidate at Oslo National Academy of the Arts, Academy of Opera, I will research on how to make the opera genre more engaging and interactive for the audience.
The opera genre is traditionally 'static' in its performance conventions. Unlike theatre- which has undergone extensive experimentation and innovation - opera remains largely conservative in its execution and audience engagement.
My objective is to explore methods to render the opera genre more interactive and ‘personal’ by drawing inspiration from living action roleplay (LARP), video games, improvised theatre and Augusto Boal. The result will be a short interactive opera avoiding the ‘traditional musical styles’, but instead focus on indigenous (especially joik) - and folk melodies, which usually are absent in the operatic musical landscape.
Adrian Angelico (Angelica) is a Norwegian-Sámi singer with a career singing on major opera stages worldwide. They specializes in 'castrato' and 'pants roles' and also perform traditional female roles within the mezzo-soprano range. Additionally, Angelico is versatile, singing and performing across various music genres and participating in numerous TV productions and concerts.