Live From The Underworld

Welcome Mortal, to the underworld

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Welcome to the Underworld.

LIVE FROM THE UNDERWORLD

Live From The Underworld is an award-winning series of interactive XR performances featuring mythological avatars brought to life by real-time motion capture technology & live opera singers, where audiences can determine the outcome of the show.

Live from the Underworld was an award recipient at the 2022 AUREA Awards, one of the most prestigious events in immersive entertainment, and was awarded 2 out of the possible 5 awards in the Innovation and Creativity categories, at NTR – The Metaverse Summit in Germany.

Debi Wong presents to the AUREA Award Jury, Dec 2022. Photo by AUREA Award. — _{Debi Wong presenting to the AUREA Award Jury, Dec. 2022. Photo by AUREA Award.}

Live Presentations

Eurydice: Live from the Underworld is the first part of the series, and was live-streamed during IndieFest 2021. As the dynasty of Calliope comes to an end, all mortals are called forth to help shape the stories of the realm. Eurydice must choose between the safety of her willow tree or venturing into the underworld.

Live from the Underworld II: Eurydice’s Descent is the continuation to the story and was live-streamed in Spring 2022. In this chapter, Eurydice must choose between reclaiming her heritage or reconnecting with her love, Orpheus.

Live from the Underworld II: Eurydice’s Calling gives audiences an alternate ending to the series. This was the first ever in-person performance of this remarkable collaboration, kicking off IndieFest 2022. Watch the Teaser Trailer.

Find the full credits for this 2022 production in the video description

Project History

In 2018 a team of digital and opera artists came together to ask “what would opera look like if it were invented today?”. From that initial question OrpheusVR, an interactive, choose-your-own-adventure, virtual-reality opera was born. In 2020, a prototype was presented at VIFF Immersed.

After completing the prototype in 2021, the OrpheusVR team started working in the digital live stream space, using real-time motion capture technology and computer avatars from the OrpheusVR world to create live, interactive operatic performances that can be streamed from any device, resulting in Live from the Underworld. From there, the concept and story has evolved to be presented as a new, full length immersive show in 2024, as Eurydice Fragments.