Daron Hagen, the composer, is a Guggenheim, Rockefeller, and Kennedy Center Friedheim Award-winning artist with a catalog of internationally performed work spanning four decades.
Composer's Artistic Vision
The narrative of "Orson Rehearsed" is a 60-minute psychological, emotional, and spiritual journey within Orson Welles's mind, rather than a physical one.
Composer's Artistic Vision
The operafilm "Orson Rehearsed" explores the psychological, emotional, and spiritual journey of Orson Welles, the American actor, activist, filmmaker, and creator of Citizen Kane, as he faces death.
Compositional Technique
The musical score for "Orson Rehearsed" was composed over four years and combines live performers with pre-recorded sounds and sound effects.
Recording & Production
This album is a live recording that captures what the audience heard during the staged production of "Orson Rehearsed" at the Studebaker Theater in Chicago in September 2018.
Compositional Technique
In "Orson Rehearsed," Orson Welles's thoughts are articulated by three avatars: one representing his youthful past, one his mid-career self, and one his 'out of time' spirit.
Composition History
Daron Aric Hagen's "Orson Rehearsed" is an operafilm that premiered on September 15-16, 2018, at the Studebaker Theater in Chicago, USA.
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