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Full Episodes
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Vireo
Artbound
Episode 6: Boarding School
Pernette is on trial due to Vireo’s accusation of witchcraft, but Vireo has trouble testifying. Suddenly a new friend, Caroline, appears and pushes her to action. Vireo testifies, and Pernette is hanged.
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Performance
Artbound
Episode 7: Dismal Pure Inane
Vireo returns to school where she and her new friend Caroline share a room and plot together, practicing “fits.” Caroline wants to accuse more witches. Raphael spies on them.
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Performance
Artbound
Episode 8: Girl in the Well
At a haunted well, Vireo hears the Voice emanating from the figure of a drowned girl. A crowd appears, and Vireo lashes out at them, accusing them all of witchcraft. She is arrested.
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Vireo
Artbound
Episode 9: Alcatraz
Alone in her jail cell on Alcatraz, Vireo enjoys solitude before being joined by Caroline. Meanwhile the Doctor wanders among the Prisoners, hoping to hear an Astral Voice. The girls escape.
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Performance
Artbound
Episode 10: Ice on the Sargasso
Driving to Sweden to join the circus, Vireo is betrayed by Caroline, and they are caught by the doctor and mother. Everyone has a secret agenda.
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Clips & Segments
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Vireo
Artbound
Behind the Scenes of 'Vireo'
A look behind the scenes of the opera, "Vireo: The Spiritual Biography of a Witch's Accuser."
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Music
Artbound
Grand Central Art Center Curator John Spiak on 'Vireo'
Director and chief curator of Cal State Fullerton's Grand Central Art Center John Spiak discusses the GCAC's role in "Vireo" and the conception of the project.
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Librettos
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Vireo
Artbound
Episode 5: The Cow Song (Libretto)
Libretto: Although the local witch has been killed, farm animals are still dying, and at Vireo’s home, a cow steps forward to give its perspective on the situation.
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Vireo
Artbound
Episode 6: Boarding School (Libretto)
Libretto: Pernette is on trial due to Vireo’s accusation of witchcraft, but Vireo has trouble testifying. Suddenly a new friend, Caroline, appears and pushes her to action. Vireo testifies, and Pernette is hanged.
Watch episode six of Vireo, "Boarding School," and read the libretto.
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Vireo
Artbound
Episode 7: Dismal Pure Inane (Libretto)
Libretto: Vireo returns to school where she and her new friend Caroline share a room and plot together, practicing “fits.” Caroline wants to accuse more witches. Raphael spies on them.
Watch episode seven of Vireo, "The Dismal, Pure, Inane," and read the libretto.
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Vireo
Artbound
Episode 8: Girl in the Well (Libretto)
Libretto: At a haunted well, Vireo hears the Voice emanating from the figure of a drowned girl. A crowd appears, and Vireo lashes out at them, accusing them all of witchcraft. She is arrested.
Watch episode eight of Vireo, "Girl in the Well," and read the libretto.
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The Vireo Guide
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Vireo
Artbound
The Making of an Opera for the 21st Century
The 12-episode opera web series is a groundbreaking project that merges the live sensibility of opera with modern entertainment distribution. Here's how they did it.
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Vireo
Artbound
7 Reasons Why 'Vireo' Breaks the Opera Mold
This opera is already an award-winner and stands to change the way we view the art form. Here's why.
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Vireo
Artbound
Composer Lisa Bielawa Talks About Streamable Opera 'Vireo'
In the innovative opera "Vireo," composer Lisa Bielawa delves into the history of hysteria
Composer Lisa Bielawa talks about "Vireo: The Spiritual Biography of a Witch's Accuser," an innovative new opera created expressly for broadcast and online audiences.
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Vireo
Artbound
Librettist Erik Ehn on Writing 'Vireo'
"Vireo: The Spiritual Biography of a Witch's Accuser" is based on research done by composer Lisa Bielawa did on the history of female hysteria for her college thesis.
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