Following its win for “Best Musical Film” at the Cannes World Film Festival, John Aylward’s one-act opera film “Oblivion” will be performed and screened internationally this fall. First, Enigma Chamber Opera will present a live workshop performance of “Oblivion” at the Goethe-Institut Boston on Nov. 6. This event will feature live vocal performances alongside projected film excerpts, offering audiences a {…}
(Image source: John Aylward’s Official Website) John Aylward’s “Oblivion” has received the prize for Best Musical Film at the Cannes World Film Festival. The film, directed by Laine Rettmer, was produced by Ravenser Odd Productions and co-produced with filmmaker Graham Swon. It stars Ty Boque, Nina Guo, Lukas Pappenfuscline, and Cailin Marcel Manson. A cast recording was released on New {…}
The doctrine of Purgatory, largely based on a few vague lines of apocryphal scripture, is an oft-misunderstood facet of Catholicism. The catechism never explicitly refers to it as a place. Rather, it’s described as a process of purification for dead believers who must be fully cleansed before entering heaven. Of course, this hasn’t kept artists and theologians from imagining purgatory {…}
