Nova Sunday 16 April 2017
On this week's Nova: "Heresy" an electronic opera by Roger Doyle.
Composer Roger Doyle never thought he'd compose an opera but now he has. Heresy is, according to the composer himself, Ireland's first electronic opera and it premiered in the Project Arts Centre in November 2016. The opera itself tells the story of one of the Renaissance's most brilliant and controversial figures, Giordano Bruno. A magus, a priest, a philosopher, a spy and a playwright, Bruno was branded a heretic and burned at the stake in 1600 after a nine-year trial by the Roman inquisition. In tonight's Nova Roger Doyle introduces the world broadcast premiere of Heresy.
The libretto was by Jocelyn Clarke and Eric Fraad.
Morgan Crowley sang the part of Giordano Bruno.
Aimee Banks sang the part of the young Giordano Bruno,
Daire Halpin sang the parts of the Goddess Sophia and Queen Elizabeth I,
Caitriona O'Leary sang the part of the Goddess Circe,
Robert Crowe sang the parts of King Henry III, Sir Francis Walsingham, Cardinal Belarmine and James Joyce.
Jack Walsh was the actor playing the Janitor and Giovanni Bernardo in the play within the opera, with the other cast members joining in in a myriad of roles.
The 2 onstage musicians in those scenes were Nick Roth and Francesco Turrisi.
Directed by Eric Fraad
The producer for Lyric fm was Eoin O'Kelly
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Music Played on the Show
Title: Always Summer Somewhere
Composer: Prior, Gavin
Performer(s): Gavin Prior
Album: Always Summer Somewhere / Deserted Village / DV55
Duration: 3:29
Title: Eclipse Truther
Composer: Prior, Gavin
Performer(s): Gavin Prior
Album: Always Summer Somewhere / Deserted Village / DV55
Duration: 5:50
Title: Truss Deck
Composer: Jensens, Jonas Kasper
Performer(s): Jonas Kasper Jensen
Album: Layers of Bridges / Clang / CLANG048
Duration: 5:29
Title: Aposiopesis
Composer: Rabelais, Akira
Performer(s): Akira Rabelais
Album: Eisoptrophobia / Ritornell / RIT 021 CD
Duration: 5:16
Title: Yugen
Composer: Ramírez, José Andrés Guadarrama
Performer(s): Tambuco Percussion Ensamble
Album: International Rostrum of Composers / EBU/IRC/Mexican Radio / EBU Tape
Duration: 6:15
Title: Third Sky
Composer: Yannatou, Savina /Guy, Barry
Performer(s): Savina Yannatou/Barry Guy
Album: Attikos
Duration: 8:26
Title: Eros
Composer: Dwyer, Benjamin
Performer(s): Maya Homburger/Barry Guy/David Adams
Album: New Music New Ireland 2
Duration: 5:10
Title: Le Sommeil D-Albertine
Composer: Vivancos, Valerie
Performer(s): Ocean Viva Silver
Album: The Sleep in Opera / THE SUBLUNAR SOCIETY/Bandcamp / Promo
Duration: 5:49
Title: La Reponse De La Baleine A Bosse - Tentative N1
Composer: Penitot, Aline
Performer(s): Aline Penitot, Brice Martin, Olivier Adam
Album: Private Recording / Artist Copy / No Number
Duration: 7:13
Title: Huxley's Walk
Composer: Morris, Colin J
Performer(s): Colin J Morris
Album: Private Recording / Artist Copy / No Number
Duration: 7:04
Title: Improv
Composer: Kelly, Anthony/Stalling, David
Performer(s): Anthony Kelly & David Stalling
Album: Sonic Vigil 6 / Farpoint Recordings / fp041
Duration: 2:53
Title: Voda (Boh U Detalyah)
Composer: Zdorovetska, Olesya
Performer(s): Olesya Zdorovetska
Album: Private Recording / Artist Copy / No Number
Duration: 1:59
Title: Perisonic Mvt2 -Excerpt
Composer: Dowling, Fergal
Performer(s): Fergal Dowling
Album: Private Recording / Artist Copy / No Number
Duration: 5:01
Title: Perisonic Mvt3 Excerpt
Composer: Mulvey, Grainne
Performer(s): Grainne Mulvey
Album: Composer Copy / Private Recording / No Number
Duration: 5:04
Title: Perisonic Mvt4 -Excerpt
Composer: McLaughlin, Scott
Performer(s): Scott Mclaughlin
Album: Private Recording / Artist Copy / No Number
Duration: 5:33
Title: Wakes On Cerulean
Composer: Jaeger, Kassel/O’Rourke, Jim
Performer(s): Kassel Jaeger & Jim O’Rourke
Album: Wakes on Cerulean / Editions Mego / EMEGO 223
Duration: 17:18
Title: Mry
Composer: Takamasa, Aoki
Performer(s): Aoki Takamasa
Album: Silicom Two / PROGRESSIVE FOrM / pfC_2
Duration: 1:14
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Presenter: Bernard Clarke
Producer: Eoin O'Kelly
Production Co-ordinator: Michael O'Kane