top of page
Search


leodoulton
Jul 31, 20214 min read
Come Bargain With Uncanny Things - some early reflections
First: it worked. You can make an opera without a score, where the audience have genuine control of the outcome, which can adapt to...
31 views0 comments


leodoulton
Mar 27, 20212 min read
What happens if you analyse opera like a TTRPG? - Part 3 - What Social Theory Can A Game Opera Have?
This will make very little sense unless you've read the first part (on TTRPGs) here, or the second part (on opera as a social game) here....
22 views0 comments


leodoulton
Mar 27, 20214 min read
What happens if you analyse opera like a TTRPG? - Part 2, opera as social game
This will make a lot more sense if you've read the first part here. At first, I thought I’d do this via the Marxian models I tend to use....
28 views0 comments


leodoulton
Mar 27, 20215 min read
What happens if you analyse opera like a TTRPG? - Part 1, games as social theory
I’m currently reworking the game rules used in We Sing/I Sang (working title for the rules: ‘Our People’s Song’). I’m not an expert game...
37 views0 comments


leodoulton
Feb 14, 20218 min read
The Unimaginable Liberation Of The Singer - The Nice and the Radical
At a the latest Devoted and Disgruntled conference, I called a session asking for ideas for a utopian opera festival. One thing that...
87 views0 comments

leodoulton
Jul 21, 20204 min read
Virtual Opera
Lockdown has caused a rash of online opera, so I thought I'd write a bit about my experiences with opera for film - whether researching...
60 views0 comments


leodoulton
Apr 23, 20193 min read
Media Time
Sometimes I write blogs to clarify my thoughts about matters of theatrical theory and practice. Today I'm doing it because tomorrow is my...
22 views0 comments
leodoulton
Feb 21, 20192 min read
Don Gioxote: Tilting at the Windmill
I recently said this on Twitter about working on Don Giovanni: I've been thinking it for a while as I work on this production of Don...
16 views0 comments


leodoulton
Nov 10, 20183 min read
Some new projects!
UPDATE: some dates have changed. Please see more recent blog posts for the latest information. TL;DR: I have some upcoming projects to...
112 views0 comments
bottom of page