Pacing Act 3 (and new preview track)
So it’s been about a month since i’ve finished the entire piece and it’s become clear that there is a pacing issue in Act 3. The entire show falls in at almost exactly 90 minutes, which means it will be […]
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Der Golem
In 1920, at the very beginning of the Weimar era in Germany, director Paul Wegener released the 3rd movie in his Golem trilogy and effectively fired one of the first shots in the expressionist film movement. After 2 movies using […]
The Fairylogue and Radio Plays
In 1908, 31 years before the movie The Wizard Of Oz, when the Oz books were fresh and the Harry Potter of their day, an astonishing multimedia show involving live actors, film and hand tilted magic lantern slides toured the […]
Retrovertigo. (Mr. Bungle)
What does this video have to do with anything? Nothing really. However, since this blog is about anything that, in my head at least, tangentially relates to The Steampunk Opera, including music, theater, artsy stuff, victorian and weimar era stuff, steampunky […]
Edith Piaf
Returning to one of our favorite subjects, the Weimer Era in Europe, we’re going to feature a famous and iconic-y stellar singer who got her start in Paris during the mid 1930s: Edith Piaf [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1gTGmbA40ZQ] Ms. Piaf got her start […]
Steampunk Guitars
Yeah, you got it. Good ol home made steampunk gee-tars. This one by Mark Dalzell: Thunder Eagle: This is by Molly Friedrich: By Dennis Jones: Technically a mandolin: By Kwerk: By James Hutchinson: By Buddy Blaze: By Jugtones: Thunder […]
Opera Update (and Another Preview Track!)
So, you know, i figure every now and then i should actually get around to discussing the actual SHOW, heaven forbid. During the composition process there just isn’t much to discuss. However, i did complete the entire piece. The show […]
The Golden Dawn: Go Do That Voodoo That You Do So Well
And thus we come to our finale post on one of the most interesting secret societies to grace the stage of Victorian England. For those who are curious what the heck a group like this DOES or why they do […]
History of The Golden Dawn: Ah Pook The Destroyer
By the late 1890s The Golden Dawn was the premiere occult society in England. Their membership included all classes of Victorian society and they had no qualms admitting women, which was a very big deal in those days. It offered […]
The Golden Dawn: A Convoluted History Made Simple
It’s a story as old as time: 3 strapping chaps find an old manuscript (in cipher) hidden in the shelves of an old bookstore which outlines rituals for a secret magical Rosicrucian society originating in Germany, and gives a contact address. They contact […]