Composer Carla Lucero has partnered with filmmaker Carson Gilmore to bring an aria from her opera “Juana” to film. The project emerged from the aria “Sin vos” from “Juana” being featured on Navona Records’ “Tapestry of Voices,” Vol. 2. The two creators teamed together to create a film version of the aria that ultimately would be released in tandem with {…}
Carson Gilmore has unveiled a series of short-film aria adaptations. The series includes the recently released “MON COEUR,” a 1931 setting of the famed “Mon coeur s’ouvre à ta voix” from “Samson et Dalila” which stars mezzo-soprano Roksana Zeinapur, Kelly Curran, and David Conley. Gilmore’s aim with the series is to present the arias as “thematic blueprints” for a film. {…}
Carson Gilmore has announced a video series featuring aria adaptations. The new video series features well-known operatic selections explored through a modern context. Gilmore’s company “proof-of-concept” film has already released two videos which feature Hasse’s “Morte col fiero aspetto” and Verdi’s “Sempre Libera.” All videos were filmed with “Covid-safe” regulations. Gilmore has worked with Pacific Opera Project as an assistant {…}
