The Other Side of Silence

RPI, Opera Saratoga, and the Bergamot Quartet will present The Other Side of Silence, a new opera featuring synthetic and acoustic voices.

With music composed by RPI Lecturer Robert Whalen and libretto co-written by Faculty Fellow Katherine Skovira and Mark Steidl, a nonbinary person who uses augmentative and alternative communication, the opera tells the story of Zari, who uses new technology to overcome communication challenges despite opposition. This free workshop performance, part of the 2024 International Symposium on Assistive Technology for Music and Art, will take place on October 16, 2024, at RPI’s Curtis R. Priem Experimental Media and Performing Arts Center in Troy, NY.