Service95 and Service95 Book Club have released a mini documentary on the making of “Lincoln in the Bardo.”

The documentary gives an inside into the creation of the operatic adaptation of George Saunders’ award-winning novel, “Lincoln in the Bardo.”

Dua Lipa, who produced the mini-documentary took to social media and said, “Service 95 has been honored to be making a behind the scenes mini doc about what it takes to translate a novel of this calibre to one of the world’s most prestigious stages. George Saunders sat for an exclusive interview with Service95 which was filmed at the New York Public Library.”

Service95 is the editorial platform founded by Dua Lipa and curated to feed curiosity about the world. In 2024, Dua Lipa interviewed author George Saunders on her podcast Service95 about the book “Lincoln in the Bardo” and raved about the it saying that she recommends every George Saunders book and that she is a huge fan of his.  

“Lincoln in the Bardo” is being conducted by Yannick Nézet-Séguin and stars baritone Peter Mattei, soprano Christine Goerke, mezzo-soprano Stephanie Blythe, and countertenor Anthony Roth Costanzo.

 

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