Tod Machover

Tod Machover, head of the Media Lab's Hyperinstruments/Opera of the Future group, explains his current project: composing a digital opera with a libretto written by former poet laureate Robert Pinsky, set to debut this fall in Monaco and next year throughout the United States. The stars of this opera, of course, are not the tenors but a three-dimensional sound system integrated with robotic instruments, set pieces, and staging.

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March 5, 2010 6:00 PM PST

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