Carmen Paddock, Author at VAN Magazine

The Young Adult Self-Insert Fanfic “Magic Flute”

by Carmen Paddock November 17, 2022December 1, 2022

For those with no knowledge of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s final singspiel, the poster and cast list of Florian Sigl’s new film version of “The Magic Flute” (produced by Roland Emmerich—of “Independence Day” fame and “Moonfall” infamy) might raise some questions. For those familiar with the (incomprehensible) plot of “The Magic Flute,” featuring bird men (and […]

Francesca Chiejina in The Turn of the Screw on a digital opera livestream

Review

Far Away, So Close

by Carmen Paddock February 25, 2021October 25, 2022

In this pandemic, with its necessity of physical distancing, opera—known for large-scale, human-intensive productions and larger-than-life immediacy—faces particular challenges. Many companies’ creative approaches to COVID-friendly performance have drawn on the past few decades of live broadcasts to bring their productions to house-bound, worldwide audiences. At the end of this first year, filmed opera produced during […]