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What is "Twilight: Gods"?
What is "Twilight: Gods"?
How is the work consumed?
How is the work consumed?
How many destinations are there in the experience?
How many destinations are there in the experience?
Who performs the original narration in the role of The Norns?
Who performs the original narration in the role of The Norns?
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What mitigates the necessary truncation?
What mitigates the necessary truncation?
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What is the overall experience of the singers?
What is the overall experience of the singers?
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What is unique about the experience in terms of audience interaction?
What is unique about the experience in terms of audience interaction?
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Study Notes
- "Twilight: Gods" is a drive-through adaptation of Wagner's "Gotterdammerung" for Lyric Opera of Chicago, created by Yuval Sharon.
- The work is consumed from inside a car, led by guides in a funereal procession through different stations in varying sections of the garage.
- At each of the five destinations, the driver stops in a precise spot and turns off the engine to avoid exhaust fumes. A passenger finds a radio station on the FM dial and live singing fills the cabin.
- The experience was conceived for acres of space, filled by a stunning design from Jason H. Thompson and Kaitlyn Pietras.
- The running time is 70 minutes and includes an original narration performed by avery r. young in the role of The Norns.
- The necessary truncation is mitigated by an original narration, performed in Chicago by avery r. young, an interdisciplinary artist in the role of The Norns.
- The singers traverse the space, and the overall experience is one of humans divorced by circumstance and environment and the mistakes of the past.
- There are no bows, no emotional catharsis, and no sense that anyone else saw what was seen by you.
- The experience is divorced from other audience members, and you can talk in your car in the dark.
- The work was born of regulation and necessity, like most pandemic art.
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Test your knowledge of the unique drive-through opera experience, "Twilight: Gods"! From the stunning design to the original narration, this quiz will challenge you to recall the details of this pandemic-born work of art. See how much you remember about the funereal procession through the garage, live singing in the car, and the overall feeling of being divorced from other audience members. Keywords: Twilight: Gods, drive-through, opera, Wagner, Lyric Opera of Chicago, pandemic art.