Tuvinian singer Andrey Mongush will take part in opera improvisation “Bobbl” by Bobby McFerrin.

“Bobbl” is an opera-improvisation, the basis of which is the story about the Tower of Babel. In the opera there isn’t any verbal libretto and prepared beforehand vocal parts. Every performance it’s a newly born performance in presence of audience and is a kind of cooperative improvisation of Bobby McFerrin and his 17 musicians, who sing in different styles as if they speak different languages. The styles presented in the show is from opera to Turkish folk music and Tuvinian deep-throat singing, from Afro-Cuban traditional songs to jazz. The central joining character is Bobby McFerrin. Solo performances gradually turn into duets or trios and ensembles give place to free improvisations of several singers. Even the viewers themselves take part in the process of producing the opera. “Bobbl” is the first opera and theatre show, which realize the idea about music as universal definition, clear to everyone regardless of language or nationality.

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