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Release Date:
April 28, 2015
Original Title:
Death and the Powers
Alternate Titles:
Tod Machover's Death and the Powers
Genres:
Drama | Music
Production Companies:
MIT Media Lab
The Dallas Opera
WFAA-TV
Production Countries:
United States of America
Ratings / Certifications:
N/A
A one-act, full-evening work that tells the story of Simon Powers, a successful and powerful businessman and inventor, reaching the end of his life and facing the question of his legacy. He is now conducting his final experiment, passing from one form of existence to another in an effort to project himself into the future. Simon Powers is himself now a System. His family, friends, and associates must decide what this means, whether or not he is actually alive, how it affects them, and whether to follow.
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Assistant Director:
Rob Horning
Choreographer:
Karole Armitage
Conductor:
Nicole Paiement
Director:
Aaron Butler
Music:
Tod Machover
Opera:
Tod Machover
Production Design:
Alex McDowell
Story:
Randy Weiner
Robert Pinsky
Writer:
Robert Pinsky
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