...I can't believe it took me a year of listening to this album to realize that the whole thing about the gambler and the monk was symbolic of "literally playing god".
+Michelle Lehto I thought it was about free will vs fate. Like a Catholic monk would believe that your choices affect whether or not you get into heaven whereas a gambler would leave all up to fate. And the story is a tragedy - people try to interfere with fate and it doesn't work out.
Edgar: *shows up on stage* Me: hmm.... that looks sorta like gunpowder tim Edgar: *starts singing* Me: Hm...... that SOUNDS like gunpowder tim too Me: *checks cast list* Me: HOLY SHIT
coming back to this video a year later just to realize that ben below (aka drumbot brian) is also credited in the cast list for playing some of the instruments. holy fucking shit the mechs just get their grimy little hands (lovingly) over all indie steampunk concept albums huh
So. I have a story. I first heard "The city of new Albion" and "Annabel's Lament" several times as part of a steampunk collection a friend gave me. I recognized the shared singer's voice, so I looked up others. I thought "A Steampunk Opera" was the name of just the band. It wasn't until I listened to the lyrics of "Edgar Builds a Business" and heard the shared themes that I realized these were from an actual opera. Then Google led me here. I was not disappointed.
The Narrator is a very difficult role, especially her songs. The way they staged her involvement is very clever, especially how the other characters pause like she's telling the story. : )
I love how In The Movement 2, when Amelia is crying out to Byron to help her, to even notice her, Jasper is trying to reach for her because he recognises how much pain she's in and wants to help, but Byron keeps forcibly making him look at him, and because he's a doll he can't go to her unless someone (in this case Byron, who "owns" him) lets him. It really speaks volumes to Jasper's character in such a simple, single movement
given what they had to produce this and their skill, I think they did well for what they had. it was worth watching, if only to really hear all of the songs along with the story. maybe not the best, but i'm not complaining, and i'm glad I watched this production. a big thumbs up to the cast!
Tim Ledsam (Edgar) and Zoe McGee (Annabelle) were my favorites next to the dancers. Every time I watch this, Zoe brings me to tears when she sings, "You Could Have Been My Angel." I plan to be in this production when I am given the green light by my voice coach and I want to play Edgar. I am learning by watching Tim. Gotta give it up to Carina (Dancer) she noticeably blew out her knee at 1:09 and kept going. I found out she had to have surgery
Keyboard Komments My school did Mary Poppins and was going to do Midsummer Night's Dream, but that one got canceled. A shame, really, considering I wanted to see it.
The choreography is astounding. It takes bravery to put on a show that’s not well known and to do so with such minimalism- this production is just breathtaking.
As a math and science nerd, I like the extra's shirts with the formulas and equations. There were several chemical formulas that I didn't recognize, as well as Euler's identity and the formula for relativistic time from special relativity.
Step one: Watch a 3 hour long video with steampunk music Step two: Look in the description of the video Step three: Look up Annabelle Has a Doll Step four: Look in THAT description Step five: Watch The dolls of new albion. Step six: Cry.
Alright I've never seen the original but MAN, I am glad I watched this one. Choreography was on point, expressions were on point, I love what you did with the fan shadow??? I thought that was GENIUS and really set the tone. Narrator was fantastic :D and Byron too. I loved what you did with Annabella's coat being the only colour, other than the Doll's makeup, and how the only real colours were red through the whole thing. Also the what, son of Annabella? The dude who decided to sell the dolls. He was genuinely creepy and I love the actor for him, so perfect. A pleasure to watch.
Ok so fare this is the best version of this I can find (except for the album) 1You can actually hear the singers 2The dancing is so fucking beautiful and more the makes up for the lack of props 3Thins like the dancing, making the doll a painted human, it all makes it feel like a belay and is really a site to see
One thing i noticed and absolutely love is that jasper at 1:16:09 quite literally stands up against and Tells the soldiers that their downfall will soon come. (at least that's how i interpret it)
The way Jasper would just copy Byron's movements because he was just what Byron wanted him to be and the only time he is actually himself in the whole show is at the end, when finally nobody expects anything of him
I’m just imagining this from Jasper’s perspective Gen 1: wth? Gen 2: WTH! Gen 3: Seriously WTH, I’m your grandfather! Gen 4: finally a normal one. Ending happens: WTH!!
Im not normally one for Plays and Operas but I have to say this is one has by far caught my interest and held me captivated. Ive done stage craft in my previous classes, but never really gotten into watching any of the plays as Ive only assisted in building props. But... WOW. That was fantastic, excellent job! Quite the ride. :)
Did anyone else notice that Carina blew out her knee around an 1:09? I found out she actually tore something in her knee and STILL continued! That is dedication!
Jasper sounded like he mightve had a bit of a frog in his throat. But its amazing to see this acted out. I really hope it catches on and we can see this story spread
Not only is this the first time I've ever watched this play, it's my first time watching a professional play at all, and I'm glad I stumbled across this one! Bravo! :)
While I like seeing the emotion in Jasper's face, I'm not much of a fan of having a human play him. I don't think it captures the creepiness of putting a soul in a doll. They're supposed to move so little that it's very difficult to tell if they're actually alive or not. That being said, I do love Jasper's voice. A very close match to Mr. Shapera himself, I think.
+Chuckleluck While I agree in concept, it's clear this was a very low budget production. In my head I always imagined the dolls as having purely robotic bodies but their head would be a TV who's screen was a feed of the person who was brough back.
+Bloodian I always imagined them to have the head of those Robax mannequins. You know, vague shape of a human head with a smooth wooden finish and no features whatsoever.
Michelle Lehto If you look up the other performance of the Steampunk Opera on RUclips (which the opera's author was directly involved with), that's pretty much the way they depicted the dolls.
Why......why am i finding this big treasure jyst now? I needed this i dreamed this i wispered hopefull worda Wishing this on a fountain and then I find out it exists.....thank you for appeared in my home thank you to ecsist
@@Disciple8923 I watched it, I thought that it was a pretty cool concept and was executed rather well. It took creative liberties and that's not a bad thing.
@@rorysmistakes The issue is that Kate/The Narrator is the most instrumental character in the production. The fact they got rid of her and did it the way they did was a liberty that should not have been taken. in my opinion. Paul Shepara himself very much dislikes that version of the production. Almost as much as he dislikes Pontastic Films version. He hated their casting
+Mattia Salvetti as much as I dislike this rendition, I'll say that I really like Edgar. Especially when he's talking to Fae at the end of his business song.
I do not liked that part at all. Seems almost like he is reading it from a paper. Not even a song, just a bland voice. i apprecciate the intention, but not the result.
Norm Hull as long as they do it exactly how it is in the opera, but with just a little more filler without singing (just a little bit tho) and the same songs, same story, better singers than they have here, and better representation of the dolls, and i think they could nail it tbh
I loved "In The Movement 1" its was wonderfully done, "NewAlbion" "Edgar Builds a Business" and "Elysian Night" were simply amazing absolutely perfect! I wish to have been there to see the performance,but if there's one thing I would have added would be a more of the steampunk atmosphere and outfits? Like more brown, gold and brass colours for cloths and more jewelry with clocks (props), but other then that really amazing~
It was the portrayal of Jasper that saved this one for me. Jack Taylor did a marvellous job of depiction the raw emotion of Jasper as well as delivering excellent singing. The scene of Jasper's execution were the one scene I found this production portrayed better than the one were Mr Shapera himself were involved, it really depicted the horrible bruteness of the scene as well as the raw emotion, the soldiers doing it by hand. It gave me chills. Although that were sadly ruined with the no-crops guns by the rest of the scene. But overall, it was interesting and fun to watch Mr Shapera's opera played out, I've been listening to the music of it for so long that it's just incredible to see it being played out either way.
Who played Annabelle? She is amazingly talented. No matter how many times I watch this, every time she sings, "You could have been my angel," she makes me cry every time because she pulls me in emotionally. Her and the Narrator are my favorites. Also because they are both gorgeous
I wish I had been playing Edgar's part especially One Day You Will Learn and Edgar Builds A Business. I get really animated singing Edgar Builds A Business.
This is a real masterpiece :D I have heard almost all of the songs but I havent seen this as an Opera :D this is really great!!!! Keep up the good work!
Not overly satisfied with the Annabelle scenes. This was my favorite segment of the album, and the actress' voice didn't quite do it justice. Not saying it was horrible, but she sounds a little flat.
For me its apt mad genius scientist can't quite sing at opera level. Leave something for us, Annabel ;) But frankly, this was my first exposure to all of this and character of (this) Annabel was what drew me in.
25:58 so when, at last, my father fell with a bullet through his spine the hand that held onto that smoking gun and pulled the trigger was mine as he lay there, dying on the floor he whispered I forgive you, son Ain’t no other way that our story could end No other way our race could be run
I love your performance, Especially the use of an actual actor for Jasper, I was wondering if you could let me know where you got the rights to the Opera, and share that information as I can't seem to find anything for it. I've been considering pitching to my troupe director that we try this Opera, but it'd need to have the right info, so sharing would be greatly appreciated!!!
Wait. So if Jasper is Fay’s father And Byron is Fays son Does that mean that By was in love romantically with his Grandfather??!!?! No the F*** wonder Jaz wasn’t returning no love for By that’s just odd. I always portrayed Jaspers love for Priscilla as fatherly because she reminds him of Fay before he died
What's the name of the blue haired dancer? My favourite parts of this production were defiantly her and Byron in voodoopunks and movement 1. I'd love to look for any other works that they took part in
Unfortunately "The Dolls of New Albion" wasn't written to be performed. It's meant to be sung, not acted, so it's quite a challenge to present it visually. A story that's meant to be a musical is usually composed mostly of scenes that are each either acted out between people in conflict with each other, or sung by a chorus. Narration is rare in musicals because it defeats the purpose of the medium. Also, a musical is revised between rehearsals, because you can't tell on the page how it will work on the stage.
Would have been better if your narrator could hold a steady note, or new the lyrics, but short of that it was awesome. I like that you used an actual performer for Jasper instead of a dodgy puppet, that alone sold me - it gives the opportunity to show his evolution through the acts. Also your Edgar was perfect.
For a small stage I'd say 2/5, I liked the album, and the changes to the music really touched up nicely, as for the actors, some better than others. Dancing in the background is very strange, focus should be on the actors, not dancers. Lots of little mistakes in singing as the actors forgot and added words to the original script, No props make this a bit of a pain to watch. to be honest, with such young actors this looks more like a school play than anything else. (A few touch-ups: Annabel needs to actually have a lab with beakers and tubes, you know Frankenstein set-up. The Dolls need to have some kind of costume that resembles their heavy exterior shell of a body, Midevil armor or Cyberman look to it. Gun Props for soldiers. The girl playing cards with her Doll of a great grandfather should be giant compared to her, she is probably only about 15.
Zyvo2 I think the dancers (esp in the priscilla x jasper play cards scene) are supposed to symbolize the actors, in movement instead of words. So you listen to them, and watch the dancing for more interpretation
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Roses are red.
Violets are blue.
Annabel has a doll starts at 13:02
Hentai Lover “I have a Dolly :D”
I HAVE A D O L L Y
I HAVE A DOLLY
damn im too late
Thank you.
Me: why don't any of my friends share my interests
My interests:
Nah, your friends suck, your interests are cool as fuck ❤
...I can't believe it took me a year of listening to this album to realize that the whole thing about the gambler and the monk was symbolic of "literally playing god".
Michelle Lehto
Oh.
My.
Gosh.
ProudIrish349 Playing Gosh
Emmanuel1298
Lol
+Michelle Lehto I thought it was about free will vs fate. Like a Catholic monk would believe that your choices affect whether or not you get into heaven whereas a gambler would leave all up to fate. And the story is a tragedy - people try to interfere with fate and it doesn't work out.
Aleksandra Gieralt You might be right, and that's the beauty of objectivity. =D
Edgar: *shows up on stage*
Me: hmm.... that looks sorta like gunpowder tim
Edgar: *starts singing*
Me: Hm...... that SOUNDS like gunpowder tim too
Me: *checks cast list*
Me: HOLY SHIT
I saw him in the crowd and was like "lmao it's Tim" then looked at the cast list and was like "whAT?! it iS TIM!!!"
I FOCUSED ON THE NARRATOR SO HARD THAT FOR A MOMENT I DIDNT REALISE TIMS HERE
coming back to this video a year later just to realize that ben below (aka drumbot brian) is also credited in the cast list for playing some of the instruments. holy fucking shit the mechs just get their grimy little hands (lovingly) over all indie steampunk concept albums huh
A friend sent me the link- holy shit its the man-/vpos
Good musical.
So. I have a story.
I first heard "The city of new Albion" and "Annabel's Lament" several times as part of a steampunk collection a friend gave me. I recognized the shared singer's voice, so I looked up others. I thought "A Steampunk Opera" was the name of just the band. It wasn't until I listened to the lyrics of "Edgar Builds a Business" and heard the shared themes that I realized these were from an actual opera.
Then Google led me here.
I was not disappointed.
+Tanya Sapien Neither was I. :)
Same here :) same path we both took. Im so glad i stumbled over this lovely pieces of art.
Heh. Roughly the same thing happened with me. Now I'm addicted.
Tanya Sapien same story here :D
for the origal piece and it's sequals try mochalab.bandcamp.com/album/the-dolls-of-new-albion-a-steampunk-opera
"One day you will see that I can be someone you never thought I'd be"
Clearly I never thought you'd be GUNPOWDER TIM OH MY GOD
The real OTP here is clearly Tim/steampunk goggles
Edit: also Tim/coats
+
fr, i dont think ive seen him without them
The Narrator is a very difficult role, especially her songs. The way they staged her involvement is very clever, especially how the other characters pause like she's telling the story. : )
Okay but can we talk about how freaking good the band is
I love how In The Movement 2, when Amelia is crying out to Byron to help her, to even notice her, Jasper is trying to reach for her because he recognises how much pain she's in and wants to help, but Byron keeps forcibly making him look at him, and because he's a doll he can't go to her unless someone (in this case Byron, who "owns" him) lets him. It really speaks volumes to Jasper's character in such a simple, single movement
given what they had to produce this and their skill, I think they did well for what they had. it was worth watching, if only to really hear all of the songs along with the story. maybe not the best, but i'm not complaining, and i'm glad I watched this production. a big thumbs up to the cast!
Tim Ledsam (Edgar) and Zoe McGee (Annabelle) were my favorites next to the dancers. Every time I watch this, Zoe brings me to tears when she sings, "You Could Have Been My Angel."
I plan to be in this production when I am given the green light by my voice coach and I want to play Edgar. I am learning by watching Tim.
Gotta give it up to Carina (Dancer) she noticeably blew out her knee at 1:09 and kept going. I found out she had to have surgery
@@Disciple8923 Did you end up making it?
@@theodoreburns1330 we're currently getting everything together to present to Paul Shapira to get his permission to do it.
@@Disciple8923 so... its been a year. What happened?!?!?!?!
@@Disciple8923 did you did it?
I would totally pay into a crowdfund to turn this entire album into a feature film done in the style of Sweeney Todd
Imagine this movie being directed by Tim burton tho...
@@perryhanzidan8303 if he wasn't racist I would love it so much
@@kelceyfirth sadly i agree
@@kelceyfirth lol?
THIS.
THIS IS THE BEST IDEA.
EVER.
I NEED THIS.
I wish my school musicals were half this good.
+Rowan Pyrope Your school musicals must be AWFUL then, because this isn't very good ;P
+Rowan Pyrope I know, right? My old high school (I graduated) was going to do A Midsummer Night's Dream, but decided it was too ambitious at the time.
my school doesn't even make musicals... only lousy written and lousier acted plays nobody knows...
Keyboard Komments My school did Mary Poppins and was going to do Midsummer Night's Dream, but that one got canceled. A shame, really, considering I wanted to see it.
This are theater students. They're all in college
I had noticed this a while ago but: gunpowder tim from the mechanisms! (as edgar)
The choreography is astounding. It takes bravery to put on a show that’s not well known and to do so with such minimalism- this production is just breathtaking.
As a math and science nerd, I like the extra's shirts with the formulas and equations. There were several chemical formulas that I didn't recognize, as well as Euler's identity and the formula for relativistic time from special relativity.
Step one: Watch a 3 hour long video with steampunk music
Step two: Look in the description of the video
Step three: Look up Annabelle Has a Doll
Step four: Look in THAT description
Step five: Watch The dolls of new albion.
Step six: Cry.
Found this via the steampunk playlist of Wiremux, it's rather sad that she disappeared, it's hard to find good songs now
what did I just watch and why am I crying
Oh shut the fuck up, jesus you're not special
@@AllNightGamerYT here's that recognition you were looking for. *pats head*
Alright I've never seen the original but MAN, I am glad I watched this one. Choreography was on point, expressions were on point, I love what you did with the fan shadow??? I thought that was GENIUS and really set the tone. Narrator was fantastic :D and Byron too. I loved what you did with Annabella's coat being the only colour, other than the Doll's makeup, and how the only real colours were red through the whole thing. Also the what, son of Annabella? The dude who decided to sell the dolls. He was genuinely creepy and I love the actor for him, so perfect. A pleasure to watch.
Ok so fare this is the best version of this I can find (except for the album)
1You can actually hear the singers
2The dancing is so fucking beautiful and more the makes up for the lack of props
3Thins like the dancing, making the doll a painted human, it all makes it feel like a belay and is really a site to see
One thing i noticed and absolutely love is that jasper at 1:16:09 quite literally stands up against and Tells the soldiers that their downfall will soon come. (at least that's how i interpret it)
The way Jasper would just copy Byron's movements because he was just what Byron wanted him to be and the only time he is actually himself in the whole show is at the end, when finally nobody expects anything of him
And like, with Annabelle he doesn't really do anything, because all she wants is somebody who will listen to her
i used to be obsessed with this... can't believe i never realised that was Tim Ledsam as Edgar????
I’m just imagining this from Jasper’s perspective
Gen 1: wth?
Gen 2: WTH!
Gen 3: Seriously WTH, I’m your grandfather!
Gen 4: finally a normal one.
Ending happens: WTH!!
Haley Wipjack has made a video that's exactly that premise
Im not normally one for Plays and Operas but I have to say this is one has by far caught my interest and held me captivated. Ive done stage craft in my previous classes, but never really gotten into watching any of the plays as Ive only assisted in building props. But... WOW. That was fantastic, excellent job! Quite the ride. :)
I loved seeing this in Oxford and am so glad I can now rewatch it on youtube. I loved the costumes, the dancing, the acting and the songs.
I think I fell in love with the actress that performed the role of Annabelle.
Did anyone else notice that Carina blew out her knee around an 1:09? I found out she actually tore something in her knee and STILL continued! That is dedication!
Heard the song New Albion and fell in love until I saw this. Love steampunk more then I did now...
Priscilla voice is so soft and sweet. So familiar to the original.
I agree
I really loved the scene at 17:50 Much feelings, many tears, wow. Well played everybody and thank you for sharing
Jasper sounded like he mightve had a bit of a frog in his throat. But its amazing to see this acted out. I really hope it catches on and we can see this story spread
I think he was kinda trying to sound like a doll, but yeah, it came off kinda weird
I thought it was in character. Hes a doll, hes broken, he is not his own, of course he isnt perfect
Holy hell that choreography is amazing
Not only is this the first time I've ever watched this play, it's my first time watching a professional play at all, and I'm glad I stumbled across this one! Bravo! :)
If you don't mind a bit of goriness you should check out 'Repo! A Genetic Rock Opera' :)
Sounds interesting! I'll check it out! :)
OH HONEY watch more plays!!! I recommend Heathers (...the musical)
Cats is a great one.
Anastasia the musical Is a good one.
I wanna do a fan production of this with my friends, and my boyfriend sent me this video. I'm pumped now
I too wish that I could have seen this live. This was absolutely fantastic!
If I ever manage to get my hands on a set I'm making the radio hour and passing the torch.
While I like seeing the emotion in Jasper's face, I'm not much of a fan of having a human play him. I don't think it captures the creepiness of putting a soul in a doll. They're supposed to move so little that it's very difficult to tell if they're actually alive or not. That being said, I do love Jasper's voice. A very close match to Mr. Shapera himself, I think.
+Chuckleluck While I agree in concept, it's clear this was a very low budget production. In my head I always imagined the dolls as having purely robotic bodies but their head would be a TV who's screen was a feed of the person who was brough back.
+Bloodian I always imagined them to have the head of those Robax mannequins. You know, vague shape of a human head with a smooth wooden finish and no features whatsoever.
Michelle Lehto If you look up the other performance of the Steampunk Opera on RUclips (which the opera's author was directly involved with), that's pretty much the way they depicted the dolls.
Chuckleluck I saw that! I was happy xD
+Chuckleluck
Can you give a link to that?
Great job! The choreography was great, and I especially loved Fay, Byron, and Pricillas performances! Everyone else also performed spectacularly
God I love this opera, and it's so rarely heard of! I wish more productions would be put on of it
I first watched this a couple years ago and every so often since then I would remember. Im rewatching it now the music is so catchy.
Wow... That was amazing!
I wish I could've seen it live :)
Thank you so much for performing this!!! You really captured the tragic ending and the emotion of the story!!
The best part of this is honestly Edgar and Byron.
I have been watching Tim Ledsam and what he does as I will be playing Edgar down the road here soon
Unfortunately I'm not understand the whole story. Probably because my English is pretty basic yet, but I realy like this show. Greetings from Hungary!
+G M Torres It's really helpful to me, thank you very much!
I F**** LOVE this opera!
Why......why am i finding this big treasure jyst now? I needed this i dreamed this i wispered hopefull worda Wishing this on a fountain and then I find out it exists.....thank you for appeared in my home thank you to ecsist
Elysian Nights is such a sad song, like it's a eulogy for a child.
Это просто прекрасно. Самое лучшее исполнение, которое я видела на просторах интернета
Fantastic performance, I'm so happy to have finally been able to see this opera acted out.
Anyone ever notice how Edgar directly caused multiple wars because he couldn't keep it in his pants?
I've been hoping for this!! You all did such an amazing job
Byron's act overall was the best done here. The singers weren't horrible and overall it's actually pretty good. 7.5/10, nice job.
Jasper was amazing.
There's a new one up with no narrator. Everyone did the narrators songs. It was awful
@@Disciple8923 I watched it, I thought that it was a pretty cool concept and was executed rather well. It took creative liberties and that's not a bad thing.
@@rorysmistakes The issue is that Kate/The Narrator is the most instrumental character in the production. The fact they got rid of her and did it the way they did was a liberty that should not have been taken. in my opinion.
Paul Shepara himself very much dislikes that version of the production. Almost as much as he dislikes Pontastic Films version. He hated their casting
edgar was just perfect: ruthless and cold!
+Mattia Salvetti as much as I dislike this rendition, I'll say that I really like Edgar. Especially when he's talking to Fae at the end of his business song.
I do not liked that part at all. Seems almost like he is reading it from a paper. Not even a song, just a bland voice. i apprecciate the intention, but not the result.
So great! So great! So great! So great! So great! So great! So great! So great! So great! So great!
I love your profile picture!
Also you are entirely correct it is brilliant
This is definitely the long form of saying "If you love them, let them go." Felt so bad for Jasper when Edgar brought him back again.
Holy hell, one of those dolls us flexible
Tyler Jacobson is very flexible. I have seem pull off many great moves
Fun story, Tyler married his partner in this. Carina
Great memories of the try out I saw in London. And what an awesome musicians!
Waiting for a movie, Hollywood, your move.
Baz Luhrmann would be the top pick to make a movie of this!
Do The Bird No, they'll ruin it with a movie. Like everything else that's made into a movie, It's never as beautiful as the original.
Norm Hull as long as they do it exactly how it is in the opera, but with just a little more filler without singing (just a little bit tho) and the same songs, same story, better singers than they have here, and better representation of the dolls, and i think they could nail it tbh
Westerfield Studios started animation in 2019
This was amazing. Great work.
and, the narrator is hot as hell! woof
The world needs more work like this! Thank you very much.
A beautiful piece of art!
Omg are you people blind? this is just awesome¡¡¡ and im so in love of jasper
+tamara coello ._.
+Yavhe Alexander hahaha que xD
Como llegamos los dos aqui?
+Yavhe Alexander sólo hay una explicación... aliens
tamara coello wow chill, everyone has their opinion. personally I think this is OK, could've been better.
I loved "In The Movement 1" its was wonderfully done, "NewAlbion" "Edgar Builds a Business" and "Elysian Night" were simply amazing absolutely perfect! I wish to have been there to see the performance,but if there's one thing I would have added would be a more of the steampunk atmosphere and outfits? Like more brown, gold and brass colours for cloths and more jewelry with clocks (props), but other then that really amazing~
It was the portrayal of Jasper that saved this one for me. Jack Taylor did a marvellous job of depiction the raw emotion of Jasper as well as delivering excellent singing. The scene of Jasper's execution were the one scene I found this production portrayed better than the one were Mr Shapera himself were involved, it really depicted the horrible bruteness of the scene as well as the raw emotion, the soldiers doing it by hand. It gave me chills. Although that were sadly ruined with the no-crops guns by the rest of the scene. But overall, it was interesting and fun to watch Mr Shapera's opera played out, I've been listening to the music of it for so long that it's just incredible to see it being played out either way.
This needs subtitles. I had a really hard time understanding what they were singing and had to look up the plot of the whole play to keep up. :(
ach verdammt, am schluss kommen mir immer die tränen, ich liebe euch❤❤❤
17:45 Annabel shining up and then having it all pulled away is so sad.
My first time seeing this, looks spectacular!
7 months later, I still love this :)
4 years later... I'm still here!
6 years later and I'm back :)
At 23:18 I cry every time. I feel so bad for Annabelle. The actress who sang that draws me in every time
Who played Annabelle? She is amazingly talented. No matter how many times I watch this, every time she sings, "You could have been my angel," she makes me cry every time because she pulls me in emotionally. Her and the Narrator are my favorites.
Also because they are both gorgeous
I wish I had been playing Edgar's part especially One Day You Will Learn and Edgar Builds A Business. I get really animated singing Edgar Builds A Business.
john tracy Lemme say 5 controversial words about Edgar Builds a Business: How Bad Can I Be?
@@brynnhill8848 I've never been so mad at something i agree with
This is a real masterpiece :D I have heard almost all of the songs but I havent seen this as an Opera :D this is really great!!!! Keep up the good work!
Not overly satisfied with the Annabelle scenes. This was my favorite segment of the album, and the actress' voice didn't quite do it justice. Not saying it was horrible, but she sounds a little flat.
Seth Ford But she was cute tho so there's that 😂
For me actually, Zoe McGee's rendition of, "You Could Have Been My Angel," brings me to tears every time I watch this
You don't really hear the desperation in her voice in her first song. The emotion just seems to fall flat. Still it wasn't bad.
She's not manic enough.
For me its apt mad genius scientist can't quite sing at opera level. Leave something for us, Annabel ;)
But frankly, this was my first exposure to all of this and character of (this) Annabel was what drew me in.
high schools should all do this i would love to see the verity of interpretive performances.
It's beautiful!
So wonderful!
This was beautifully executed.
I think Jasper was the strongest voice there, absolutely fantastic!
Brilliant, kudos!
The narrator isnt wearing shoes. Good for her.
25:58
so when, at last, my father fell
with a bullet through his spine
the hand that held onto that smoking gun
and pulled the trigger was mine
as he lay there, dying on the floor
he whispered I forgive you, son
Ain’t no other way that our story could end
No other way our race could be run
Anabelle is Edward elric
KET The Artist this comment is underrated xD
Byron is the best actor and singer here
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*Applauds forever....
I think I'm in love with the narrator...
I love your performance, Especially the use of an actual actor for Jasper, I was wondering if you could let me know where you got the rights to the Opera, and share that information as I can't seem to find anything for it. I've been considering pitching to my troupe director that we try this Opera, but it'd need to have the right info, so sharing would be greatly appreciated!!!
nice.
I'd love to get a studio version of this to listen to while i work.
soundcloud.com/mocha-lab
all here, man
Awesome guys !!
you all did very good! :)
Wait.
So if Jasper is Fay’s father
And Byron is Fays son
Does that mean that By was in love romantically with his Grandfather??!!?!
No the F*** wonder Jaz wasn’t returning no love for By that’s just odd.
I always portrayed Jaspers love for Priscilla as fatherly because she reminds him of Fay before he died
Yeah, in the fandom we mostly try to ignore that fact. Or meme the hell out of it.
47:51 looks like there's blue eyes in the background lol
What's the name of the blue haired dancer? My favourite parts of this production were defiantly her and Byron in voodoopunks and movement 1. I'd love to look for any other works that they took part in
Unfortunately "The Dolls of New Albion" wasn't written to be performed. It's meant to be sung, not acted, so it's quite a challenge to present it visually. A story that's meant to be a musical is usually composed mostly of scenes that are each either acted out between people in conflict with each other, or sung by a chorus. Narration is rare in musicals because it defeats the purpose of the medium. Also, a musical is revised between rehearsals, because you can't tell on the page how it will work on the stage.
The blue haired doll is hot as hell too!
This is great
I find the first song to be my favorite.
Would have been better if your narrator could hold a steady note, or new the lyrics, but short of that it was awesome. I like that you used an actual performer for Jasper instead of a dodgy puppet, that alone sold me - it gives the opportunity to show his evolution through the acts. Also your Edgar was perfect.
Watch this production too! vimeo.com/58431554 It has the majority of the original cast from the concept album
That from vimeo is a nice performance... This one in youtube is, I'm gonna say, a good try, cause it's hard to dance and act while singing...
Omg yes! The one on Vimeo is the first one I saw, and it was amazing. Broke my heart in the final act, so good.
For a small stage I'd say 2/5, I liked the album, and the changes to the music really touched up nicely, as for the actors, some better than others. Dancing in the background is very strange, focus should be on the actors, not dancers. Lots of little mistakes in singing as the actors forgot and added words to the original script, No props make this a bit of a pain to watch. to be honest, with such young actors this looks more like a school play than anything else. (A few touch-ups: Annabel needs to actually have a lab with beakers and tubes, you know Frankenstein set-up. The Dolls need to have some kind of costume that resembles their heavy exterior shell of a body, Midevil armor or Cyberman look to it. Gun Props for soldiers. The girl playing cards with her Doll of a great grandfather should be giant compared to her, she is probably only about 15.
Zyvo2 I think the dancers (esp in the priscilla x jasper play cards scene) are supposed to symbolize the actors, in movement instead of words. So you listen to them, and watch the dancing for more interpretation