iOrpheusart among us

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iOrpheus, a public opera

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31 August 2007, 16:00-18:30 AEST

South Bank Parklands, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia

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iOrpheus was created by William Duckworth and Nora Farrell (NYC).

Duckworth and Farrell have been building networked creative communities since 1997, and the launch of their Cathedral Project

http://cathedral.monroestreet.com.

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A symphony of notes. An opera one word at a time.

A live, free musical celebration across the South Bank Parklands.

iOrpheus, a public opera, is an international art project with thousands of participants in Brisbane, Australia, and online visitors expected from around the world.

It is the third installment of an Orpheus trilogy

• begun "in the ear" as The iPod Opera 2.0: The Myth of Orpheus, The Chronicler, and Eurydice (podcast in 26 episodes from 10 April 2006)

iOrpheus is being presented by Queensland Conservatorium Research Centre and the Digital Arts Group, Griffth University, Brisbane in celebration of the 50th anniversary of Queensland Conservatorium.

In collaboration with the Queensland Music Festival, Conservatorium students will also present Monteverdi's L'Orfeo.

Framing this will be highlights from Offenbach's Orpheus in the Underworld, and Gluck's Orfeo ed Euridice in association with Queensland Performing Arts Centre and Opera Queensland.

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iOrpheus is being realised by Queensland Conservatorium Research Centre in collaboration with the Digital Arts Group of Griffith University, Brisbane

and is being made possible with support from:

• The Fulbright Foundation
• South Bank Corporation
• Hotel Saville South Bank
• Apple Computer Australia
• Audio Technologies Professional
• Avid-Digidesign
• MusicLab
• National Film and Sound Archive
• Building Musical Futures - the 50th anniversary of Queensland Conservatorium

Everyone!
Citizens of Brisbane, QCGU students, and general park visitors are all invited to participate.

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