When I am laid: Dido

A live performance under the artistic direction of mïka. The classic and loved aria from opera Dido and Aeneas with an electronic edge and a pop art approach.

Artistic director and electronic arrangements: mïka
Arrangements: Andréanne Hatin
Visuals: VJ Johnny Ranger
harpsichord: Andréanne Hatin

Excerpt from TechnOpera: Dido and Aeneas
A collaborative workshop between SAT, Opera de Montréal and Théâtre POD.

Category:

Music

Tags:

• Dido
• electronic
• mika
• opera
• Klaus
• Nomi

[tyrrath]

I could be wrong, but it seems to be an electronically souped up track combining the voice of the late, great Klaus Nomi (German countertenor noted for his theatrical quasi-pop renditions of operatic arias) with harpsichord and Mika's sound effects, all lip synched by a Marilyn Monroe impersonator. Right?

[theatrePOD]

@tyrrath This rendition is actually played lived. No lipsync involved. The singer was, at the time, a very talented upcoming talent from the Atelier Lyrique of l'Opéra de Montréal. Harpsichord and viola was played live as well as the electronic intro (which is not present on the recording), electronic ambiance mixed in and thermine at the end. The show was an hommage to pop art and yes, Klaus Nomi's legacy.

[sanctuaryn]

marilyn monroe, genius :)

[theatrePOD]

@sanctuaryn In the newer version of this show, the Sorceress is a Betty Page lookalike! We are very proud of this unforgiving adaptation. You either like of hate and we at Theatre POD are very confortable in that position.

[squirell1952]

NOT BEING RUDE, OR WHATEVER, BUT THE SINGER DOES LOOK LIKE A MAN DRESSED UP AS A WOMAN!

[koalaswrath]

Dildo & Anus: When I Get Laid! LOL!!!!!

[theatrePOD]

@theatrePOD in our show we tell a very different story in wich a fading starlett makes a last attempt to renew her career by accepting a rôle in an edgy movie adaptation of Dido... so in that respect I think it better frames the context of this number. Mind you this posting is quite old and our Didon v.1.2 was still at its infancy. We are working on touring this show soon.

[theatrePOD]

@M0oM0o1 Hello, Thank you for taking the time to listen to our posting. This show actually has to be seen as something competely different from the original opera. It is basically a mish mash of many genre where we sometimes are in the lyrical genre and other times in a fully pop with edge format. The project really started as an experimental lab on Purcell's original work but as the project advanced really took a life of its own.

[theatrePOD]

@tyrrath Well the original show was somewhat an hommage to Klaus Nomi but his music is not present in this number. This number was done with a harpsichord, viola, mezzo-soprano, theremine, chatter box and an electronic track.

[theatrePOD]

@sagagossard Hello, with respect to the singer, she asked us to remove her name since she did not feel it reprensented her style of presentation. We respected her wishes and yes she is a terrific singer now a regular at l'Opéra de Montréal.

[VolkColopatrion]

her countenance could be more sad in the beginning... but that's it.