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Schoenberg in Hollywood in the news

Boston Lyric Opera

Nov. 21, 2018

Tod Machover

Muriel R. Cooper Professor of Music and Media; Academic Head, Program in Media Arts and Sciences

Below is a selection of recent press coverage on Tod Machover's newest opera, Schoenberg in Hollywood.

Boston Classical Review: Musical worlds collide with BLO’s world premiere of “Schoenberg in Hollywood”

The Boston Globe: ‘Schoenberg in Hollywood’ is a composer biography like no other

The Boston Musical Intelligencer: Machover Imagines Beautiful Mountain

The Boston Musical Intelligencer: Hooray for Operatic Immersion

WBUR: From Robots To Schoenberg: MIT Opera Of The Future Composer Tod Machover Evolves Tradition With Tech

Musical America Worldwide: Machover's Schoenberg in Hollywood Offers Hummable Tunes in 12 Tones

The Tech: Professor Tod Machover talks Schoenberg, composing for opera, and the power of words

The Wall Street Journal: ‘Schoenberg in Hollywood’ Review: Grandiose Fantasy

Life of the composer Arnold Schoenberg inspires Tod Machover’s latest opera ‘Schoenberg in Hollywood’

Machover, known for his use of new technologies to expand music, was moved by Schoenberg’s commitment to maintain his artistic integrity.

An enticing historical drama explores the conflict between maintaining artistic integrity and an artist’s longing to reach a wider audience.

You probably won’t find anything resembling the rest of the opera in any Schoenberg biography anywhere.

The Boston Lyric Opera just announced the commission for Tod Machover’s next opera, called Schoenberg in Hollywood. The premiere will be in…