Opera

  ALTERNATE VISIONS  
  original opera libretto;
  music by John Oliver
  Produced by Chants Libres
  (Montreal, 2007)

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   Alternate Visions, produced by Chants Libres, the lyric creation company, invites

   the audience to witness an alternate vision of love.This bilingual opera presentation is

   truly an encounter mediated by cyberspace. Taking the subject matter of computer

   dating as its focus, Alternate Visions addresses the internet's power to create personae

   and perfection. In a space where musical styles merge, real and virtual universes collide,

   obotics and intelligent skin mingle...what happens to human carnal relations?

   Valerie and Richard develop a relationship over the Internet in a virtual 3D environment;

   they decide to break the ice of cyberspace and meet in person at a high-tech karaoke bar,

   which is in fact the set of Alternate Visions, a reality television show. At the last minute,

   they both get cold feet and ask their respective best friends to take their places. Why

   take the risk? Why change anything? Misunderstandings multiply ad infinitum, raising

   questions around the perception of reality and the culture of identity.

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