Orson Welles’ heart has just stopped. We enter his mind in this moment, on the threshold between life and death. In the bardo Orson’s thoughts unspool as a stream of consciousness that loops back on itself, like a mobius strip. Three avatars onstage in the theater of his mind are paired with three films within the film as he shuffles through his memories, loves, regrets, like a magician preparing for one last magic trick. Is he ready for what comes next?
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News & Reviews
- “Orson Rehearsed Critics Choice”Opera Newshttps://www.daronhagen.com/news/2021/8/10/opera-news-orson-rehearsed-naxos-rave-review
- “Interview with Daron Hagen about Orson Rehearsed”Universal Cinema Film & TV Journalhttps://universalcinema.ca/interview-with-orson-rehearsed-about-daron-hagen/
- “An Interview With Daron Hagen”Chicago Movie Magazinehttps://www.chicagomoviemagazine.com/post/daron-hagen
- “Modeling the Inside the Mind of Orson Welles: Orson Rehearsed”Fullshot Cine Maghttps://www.fullshotcinemag.com/orson-rehearsed
- “Interview with Daron Hagen about “Orson Rehearsed””Toronto Film Magazinehttps://www.torontofilmmagazine.com/post/daron-hagen
- “Orson Rehearsed Picks Up Festival Awards”Wellesnet.comhttps://www.wellesnet.com/orson-rehearsed-film-awards/
- ” Daron Hagen and Orson Rehearsed: An Interview with the Composer”F for Filmshttps://fforfilms.net/2017/07/29/orson-rehearsed/
- “Composer Daron Hagen on Orson Rehearsed, 9/10, The Deputy, and his love of opera”Opera Sensehttps://www.operasense.com/daron-hagen/
- “An Introduction to Orson Rehearsed (Interview)”New York Arts and Cinema Magazinehttps://www.newyorkartsandcinema.com/post/orson-rehearsed
- “Q & A: Composer Daron Hagen, Orson Welles & the Biggest Train Set Ever”Opera Wirehttps://operawire.com/q-a-composer-daron-hagen-orson-welles-the-biggest-train-set-ever/
- “‘Orson Rehearsed’ – a new opera by Daron Hagen to debut”Wellesnethttps://www.wellesnet.com/orson-rehearsed-daron-hagen/
- “Episode #181: The Magicians – Daron Hagen on Orson Welles”Classical Classroom Podcasthttps://poddtoppen.se/podcast/652457835/classical-classroom/181-the-magicians-daron-hagen-on-orson-welles
- “THE “ORSON REHEARSED” MEMORY PALACE, PART ONE”Daron Hagen Prose Bloghttps://www.daronhagen.com/blog/2021/3/18/the-orson-rehearsed
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