- Based on true events, THE WEB OPERA, "a great 21st century opera" and "groundbreaking," tells of college freshmen and the invasion of privacy that forever changes a young man's life. THE WEB OPERA encourages the fight against cyber abuse.
- THE WEB OPERA - based on true events - is a groundbreaking and unique experiment in music, film, and new opera. The first three episodes are online now, episodes four and five will be online within the next year or so.
In Episode One, a college freshman (FG97 - all of the characters are referred to by their e-mail addresses) is installing software for his new webcam when he receives a message from his new roommate, Violinist98. Online, he investigates his roommate to get more information about him, all the while communicating about it with his friend across the hall, June99.
In Episode Two, Violinist98 is practicing violin and then, distracted, he seeks solace online from a forum; eventually he receives a friend request from Bookstore90, a man he'd met the day before, and arranges a date with him for the next night. He informs FG97 via text that he needs the room.
In Episode Three, FG97 visits his friend June99 during Violinist98's date. Via his webcam, hoping to have a look at Bookstore90, whom FG97 finds suspicious, they have a quick look at the date and discuss this with June's roommate and two of her roommate's friend. Having looked, they see something they can't unsee - and FG97 informs others online about it in a tweet that Violinist98 reads later that evening - as he stares at the webcam.
Composed and filmed as if seen via the cameras and webcams in a laptop, iPhone, or iPad, this story about the violation of privacy invites the viewer to violate the privacy of the characters themselves while viewing it.
It is very much an opera of our times - composer Randy Newman calls THE WEB OPERA "groundbreaking ... a great 21st century opera, full of fine things and remarkably accessible. It is also an important story told very very well."
THE WEB OPERA has a mission - inspired by the tragic circumstances of Tyler Clementi's suicide, THE WEB OPERA is presented online to encourage all who view it, via the website, to support organizations working for suicide prevention and against cyber abuse.
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