Confessions (2015)
Confessions was inspired by an interest in spatial-acoustic sound and its impact on the human imagination. It is a spatial opera performed in the dark, focusing on the expansion of possibilities offered by the acoustic surroundings. The seven parts of the Confessions are concerned with the seven cardinal sins – lust, gluttony, greed, sloth, wrath, envy, pride. ‘Confessions’ combines diverse ideas of creative experiments: incorporation of other human senses (smell, touch) along with a complete removal of vision. It engages abstract audio images and concrete pre-recorded sounds that produce strong mental imagery which are linked to feelings, sensations or objects. Produced by Operomanija in 2016, ‘Confessions’ was awarded the Golden Stage Cross and the Musical Nail of The Year award from the Lithuanian Composer’s Union. It has been performed in various venues and at different festivals in Lithuania, Sweden, Germany, the Netherlands and the UK.
Duration: 63 minutes
Format: music performance (live with electronics) for 43 blindfolded audience members seated in a circle, surrounded by 7 speakers and lights.
Performers: 3 (soprano, violin, multi-instrumentalist)
Producer: Operomanija
Photo slide: Ilmė Vyšniauskaitė, Jurgis Sakalauskas, Martynas Aleksa, Ana Ablamonova
