{"id":3906,"date":"2017-11-08T17:44:30","date_gmt":"2017-11-08T17:44:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.larkreviews.co.uk\/?p=3906"},"modified":"2017-11-08T17:47:17","modified_gmt":"2017-11-08T17:47:17","slug":"audiences-can-simulate-being-part-of-siegfried-sassoon-inspired-opera","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.larkreviews.wickedlemon.co.uk\/?p=3906","title":{"rendered":"AUDIENCES CAN SIMULATE BEING PART OF\u00a0 SIEGFRIED SASSOON INSPIRED OPERA"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Audiences will have the chance to feel part of a new opera inspired by Siegfried Sassoon\u2019s poems with an innovative 360-degree simulated experience of Garsington Opera\u2019s\u00a0<em>Silver Birch<\/em>\u00a0on BBC Arts Digital from midday, Wednesday 08 November.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.larkreviews.wickedlemon.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/silver-birch.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3909\" src=\"https:\/\/www.larkreviews.wickedlemon.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/silver-birch.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"315\" height=\"160\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.larkreviews.wickedlemon.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/silver-birch.jpg 315w, https:\/\/www.larkreviews.wickedlemon.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/silver-birch-300x152.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 315px) 100vw, 315px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Part of the BBC Opera Season, this ground-breaking experience from BBC Arts Digital and Garsington Opera entitled\u00a0<em>Person 181<\/em>, utilises 360-degree video capture and cutting edge ambisonic audio recording to simulate being part of the community opera. The technology will give audiences the experience of being on stage standing among the cast of 180 performers during a performance of\u00a0<em>Silver Birch<\/em>, as well as unique behind the scenes access in the build up to the actual performance.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><em>Silver Birch<\/em>\u00a0is an exciting new commission from leading UK composer Roxanna Panufnik, with a libretto by writer Jessica Duchen. Inspired by Siegfried Sassoon\u2019s poems, and the testimony of a British soldier who recently served in Iraq, the piece illustrates the human tragedies of conflicts past and present. The opera chorus includes a variety of first time singers from various community groups including veterans and family members.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><em>Silver Birch\u00a0<\/em>is a celebration of music, drama, poetry and dance and brings together professional singers with 180 members of the local community. Designed to appeal to everyone from age 8 upwards, Karen Gillingham, Creative Director of Garsington Opera\u2019s Learning &amp; Participation programme, directs and Douglas Boyd conducts. The production is also supported by Foley Artists from Pinewood Studios.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><em>Person 181<\/em>\u00a0will be available at\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/arts\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?hl=en-GB&amp;q=http:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/arts&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1510249318486000&amp;usg=AFQjCNE-HUr_RwcHwbkuna0_yH3emhrWxA\">www.bbc.co.uk\/arts<\/a>\u00a0along with three short \u2018making of\u2019 films, and at BBC Taster\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/bbc.in\/2lZfc4S\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?hl=en-GB&amp;q=http:\/\/bbc.in\/2lZfc4S&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1510249318486000&amp;usg=AFQjCNGdnyhzGpM1KExFDKjitdsl_9XKbQ\">http:\/\/bbc.in\/2lZfc4S<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Audiences will have the chance to feel part of a new opera inspired by Siegfried Sassoon\u2019s poems with an innovative 360-degree simulated experience of Garsington Opera\u2019s\u00a0Silver Birch\u00a0on BBC Arts Digital from midday, Wednesday 08 November. 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