The West is a Land of Infinite Beginnings
2021
⏱️ 10 min
📅 Released
🌐 EN
Music
Alone in the woods, a young man is pursued by a horrifying specter and by visions of his deceased sisters. A meditation on the precarious uncertainty of the American Dream and the role that uncontrollable forces play in our lives, The West is a Land of Infinite Beginnings is inspired by a harrowing scene from the opera Proving Up, by composer Missy Mazzoli and librettist Royce Vavrek.
Crew
Director
James Darrah
Writer
Royce Vavrek, Karen Russell
Production
Los Angeles Opera
Keywords
operacontemporary classical musicshort film