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DIGITAL SCENOGRAPHY IN OPERA IN THE TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY

LONDON: ROUTLEDGE | 2022

Digital Scenography in Opera in the Twenty-First Century is the first definitive study of the use of digital scenography in Western opera production. The book begins by exploring digital scenography’s dramaturgical possibilities and establishes a critical framework for identifying and comparing the use of digital scenography in practice. The book then investigates the impacts and disruptions of digital scenography on opera’s longstanding production conventions, both on and off the stage.

Drawing on interviews with major industry practitioners, including Paul Barritt, Mark Grimmer, Donald Holder, Elaine J. McCarthy, Luke Halls, Wendall K. Harrington, Finn Ross, S. Katy Tucker, and Victoria ‘Vita’ Tzykun, author Caitlin Vincent identifies key correlations between the use of digital scenography in practice and subsequent impacts on creative hierarchies, production design processes, and organisational management. The book features detailed case studies of digitally enhanced productions premiered by Dutch National Opera, Komische Oper Berlin, Opéra de Lyon, The Royal Opera, Covent Garden, San Francisco Opera, Santa Fe Opera, Théâtre Royal de la Monnaie, The Metropolitan Opera, Victorian Opera, and Washington National Opera.

Reviews:

"An essential framework to inform the evolving field of digital scenography..."

"Offers genuine, practical insight into the processes and challenges of designers in this space."

- Tessa Dixon, International Journal of Performance Arts and Media

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JOURNAL ARTICLES

Goodwin, Kim, and Caitlin Vincent. 2024. “Arts employability and extracurricular communities of practice: a case study of the University of Melbourne’s Creative Community Connections.” Arts and Humanities in Higher Education. https://doi.org/10.1177/14740222241260951

Vincent, Caitlin and Amanda Coles. 2023. “Unequal Opera-tunities: Gender Inequality and Non-Standard Work in US Opera Production.” Equality, Diversity and Inclusion. https://doi.org/10.1108/EDI-03-2023-0071

Vincent, Caitlin, Katya Johanson, and Bronwyn Coate. 2023. “Risky Business: Policy Legacy and Gender Inequality in Australian Opera Production.” International Journal of Cultural Policy. https://doi.org/10.1080/10286632.2023.2239266

Vincent, Caitlin. 2022. “The Impacts of Digital Initiatives on Musicians during COVID-19: Examining the Melbourne Digital Concert Hall.” Cultural Trends. https://doi.org/10.1080/09548963.2022.2081488

Vincent, Caitlin, Amanda Coles, and Jordan Beth Vincent. 2021. “Opera-ting on Inequality: Gender Representation in Creative Roles at The Royal Opera.” Cultural Trends. https://doi.org/10.1080/09548963.2021.1966295

Vincent, Caitlin, Katya Johanson, Hilary Glow, and Bronwyn Coate. 2021. “Who did you meet at the Venice Biennale?: Education-to-Work Transition Enhancers for Aspiring Arts Professionals in Australia.” Work, Employment and Society.
https://doi.org/10.1177/09500170211004239

Johanson, Katya, Hilary Glow, Amanda Coles, and Caitlin Vincent. 2019. “Controversy, uncertainty and the diverse public in cultural diplomacy: Australia-China relations.” Australian Journal of International Affairs 73, no. 4: 397-413.
https://doi.org/10.1080/10357718.2019.1632259

Vincent, Caitlin, and Jordan Beth Vincent. 2018. “Notation by Context: Digital Scenography as Artefact of Authorial Intent.” Leonardo Music Journal 28: 72-76. https://doi.org/10.1162/lmj_a_01044

Vincent, Caitlin, Jordan Beth Vincent, Kim Vincs, and Katya Johanson. 2017. “The Intersection of Live and Digital: New Technical Classifications for Digital Scenography in Opera.” Theatre and Performance Design 3, no. 3: 155-171.
https://doi.org/10.1080/23322551.2017.1400764

Vincent, Jordan Beth, Caitlin Vincent, Kim Vincs, and John McCormick. 2016. “Navigating control and illusion: Interactivity versus ‘faux-interactivity’ in trans-media dance performance.” International Journal of Performance Arts and Digital Media 12, no. 1: 44-60. https://doi.org/10.1080/14794713.2016.1161955

BOOK CHAPTERS

VINCENT, CAITLIN. 2024. “Remixes and radical revivals: Baroque opera production and the opera wars.” Early Music in the 21st Century, edited by Mimi Mitchell. Oxford: Oxford University Press.

Vincent, Caitlin. 2023. "Voices for Change in the Classical Music Profession: New Ideas for Tackling Inequalities and Exclusions." The Classical Music Profession: Inequalities and Exclusions, edited by Christina Scharff, Anna Bull, and Laudan Nooshin. Oxford: Oxford University Press.

Vincent, Jordan, Caitlin Vincent, Scott deLahunta, John McCormick, and Kim Vincs. 2018. “Artwork spawning artwork: trans-disciplinary approaches to artistic spin-offs and evolution in the digital context.” Digital Echoes: Spaces for Intangible and Performance-based Cultural Heritage, edited by Sarah Whatley, 283-299. London: Routledge.

INDUSTRY REPORTS

Vincent, Caitlin, Karen Douglas, Peter Fairbrother, and Todd Denham. 2019. Innovative practices: review of Victoria’s LLENs activities and their outcomes. Work Package Report for Regional Australia Institute: CPOW – RMIT University.

Glow, Hilary, Katya Johanson, Bronwyn Coate, and Caitlin Vincent. 2019. The impact of Australia’s participation in the Venice Biennale. Canberra: The Australia Council for the Arts.

Fairbrother, Peter, Alicia Boyle, Ruth Barton, Todd Denham, Nigel Douglas, Karen Douglas, Phillip Toner, Caitlin Vincent, Lauren Rickards, and Bruce Wilson. 2019. Future Jobs and Regional Workforce Development Report. Regional Australia Institute.

Coles, Amanda, Kate MacNeill, Jordan Beth Vincent, Caitlin Vincent, and Philippe Barré. 2018. The status of women in the arts and cultural industries: Research review 2010-2018. Ontario: Ontario Arts Council.
www.arts.on.ca/oac/media/oac/Publications/Research%20Reports%20EN-FR/Arts%20Funding%20and%20Support/OAC-Women-the-Arts-Report_Final_EN_Oct5.pdf

Coles, Amanda, Hilary Glow, Katya Johanson, Jordan Beth Vincent, Tim Boots, Jane Howard, Clare Reddan, and Caitlin Vincent. 2017. Public diplomacy evaluation 2014-16. Canberra: Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade.