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Community Impact through “Fidelio”
Deaf West Theatre, LA Phil, Coro de Manos Blancas, and the Dudamel Foundation partnered to create inclusive experiences for Deaf communities across the United States, Venezuela, Spain, France, and the United Kingdom during the 2024 European tour of Fidelio.
Official Making Of Film: Coldplay’s feelslikeimfallinginlove music video in collaboration with Coro de Manos Blancas
Go behind the scenes for the making of the music video for Coldplay’s new single feelslikeimfallinginlove. This new “making-of” video dives into the story behind how Deaf artists and the poetry of sign language were the basis for the project.
Coro de Manos Blancas performs in Coldplay’s feelslikeimfallinginlove music video
Coldplay just released the music video for their new single, feelslikeimfallinginlove. It was directed by Ben Mor and stars actress, writer and storyteller, Natasha Ofili, who developed the video’s story and creative direction. The video also features the deaf members of the Coro de Manos Blancas, supported in collaboration with the Dudamel Foundation.
Experiencing “Fidelio” with the Coro de Manos Blancas
In this innovative production, the story of Beethoven’s Fidelio is told through the composer’s music by hearing and Deaf musicians. The groundbreaking collaboration began with the opera's initial staging in April 2022. As the Coro de Manos Blancas prepares to return to Los Angeles for the May 2024 revival, we asked them about their experience performing and touring with the production.
In the heart of Barquisimeto, a look behind the scenes in rehearsal with the Coro de Manos Blancas
The White Hands Choir (El Coro de Manos Blancas) began rehearsals earlier this month in Venezuela for the upcoming 2024 tour and European premiere of the groundbreaking production of Beethoven’s opera, Fidelio. They will return to LA in May 2024 to begin rehearsals and performances for the LA performance and European tour.
"Fidelio" returns to Los Angeles, makes European premiere in May 2024
The acclaimed collaboration between the LA Phil, Deaf West Theatre, and El Sistema’s Coro de Manos Blancas in Beethoven’s Fidelio, created for both Deaf and hearing audiences will return to LA in 2024.
New York Times: Singing, and Signing, Beethovenʼs ʻFidelioʼ in Los Angeles
The Los Angeles Philharmonic and Deaf West Theater are working on an innovative production conceived for both hearing and deaf operagoers.
EL PAÍS: With a deaf choir, Gustavo Dudamel’s ‘Fidelio’ brings the audience closer to Beethoven
“On stage, the audience witnesses a world with a mix of hearing and deaf people. ‘It’s a way of educating us to in being open to worlds we’re not used to. The collaboration of everyone leads to understanding the language of the soul in an opera,’ says Maria Valverde, co-chair of the Dudamel Foundation.”
Meet the Coro de Manos Blancas!
The White Hands Choir (Coro de Manos Blancas) is a musical ensemble where young people come together to form a chorus divided into two sections — Vocal and Venezuelan Sign Language (LSV) — which merge to give rise to a new proposal for musical expression.
White Hands Choir joins LA Phil and Deaf West Theatre for “Fidelio” in April 2022
Through the support of the Dudamel Foundation, El Sistema’s White Hands Choir (Coro de Manos Blancas) is coming to Los Angeles, CA in April 2022 to join Gustavo, the Los Angeles Philharmonic, and the acclaimed Tony Award®-winning Deaf West Theatre in a deeply emotional, innovative new semi-staged production of Beethoven’s only opera, Fidelio, created for both Deaf and hearing audiences.
Experiencing Music in Different Ways: Fidelio 2020
The Gustavo Dudamel Foundation is bringing the Coro de Manos Blancas (White Hands Choir) of Venezuela to Europe on a tour with the Mahler Chamber Orchestra in April 2020, which will celebrate Beethoven's 250th birthday by exploring his identity as a deaf artist.