TALES FROM A SAFE DISTANCE 4 Episodes Virtual Concerts 2021 Luca Pisaroni

• Work Title: TALES FROM A SAFE DISTANCE  
• Composer: various, see INFO link below  
• Libretto: various, see INFO link below  
• Venue & Opera Company: virtual  
• Recorded: 2021
• Type: Concert Live
• Singers: Luca Pisaroni, Jorell Williams, Christina Baldwin
• Conductor:   
• Orchestra:
• Stage Director:   
• Costume Designer:   

Information about the Recording

• Published by: IDAGIO  
• Date Published: 2021  
• Format: Streaming
• Quality Video: 4 Audio:4
• Subtitles: nosubs  
• Video Recording from: IDAGIO     FULL VIDEO
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ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THIS PERFORMANCE

INFO

Ten friends last saw one another on a starlit rooftop in Florence. Now, their only way to share a toast is via a video call from their pandemic lockdown locations. How to pass the time when no one has new developments to share? Make up stories!

Tales from a Safe Distance is a 21st century operatic adaptation of Boccaccio’s 14th-century novel “The Decameron”, in an unprecedented co-creation from the newly formed Decameron Opera Coalition. These nine innovative opera companies from across the U.S. commissioned ten creative teams and engaged dozens of artists from around the world to create this new opera anthology, including a special guest star, world renowned bass-baritone Luca Pisaroni.

Episode 1 – Both Gladsome and Grievous – 35 minutes

Searching for a glimmer of socialization via a virtual reunion call, ten friends share their pandemic experiences with a winsome Italian host in “The Happy Hour”.  When you’re locking yourself away from a rampaging pandemic, absurd circumstances and grim possibilities cohabitate closely. From Bayes’ whimsically macabre tale of roommate friction in “Everything Comes to a Head” to Tamara’s haunting story of pandemics past and pandemics present in “The Late Walk”, complex times meet complex tones.

Link to Episode 2 – Prompted by Appetite

Link to Episode 3 – So Noble a Heart

Link to Episode 4 – The Bolts of Fortune

For more information casts and artist biographies for each tale, please visit www.DecameronOperaCoalition.org