Opera "Route"

An opera "Route" is a collective experience of virtual traversal of the path on the Losiny Island with an unclear purpose. The libretto of the opera is divided into two parts - it's the personal narrative of the traveler and comments from Wikimaps* about the places on the map through which the route is completed. The texts of these comments are set to music of collective authorship in a multi-polar genre diversity, forming what is called Hymments (hymnody of comments). The statements of commentators are a historical document, and the Losiny Island is a nature reserve in Moscow, which may soon cease to exist in the form it does now. The libretto was written in 2016, and the Hymments, which were heard on the tree tops or power line supports back then, now echo the geography that has turned into memory.

Idea and text by the author: Daniil Zinchenko

Lyrics: Comments from Wikimapia*

Music composers and performers:

Grisha Mumrikov

Vyacheslav Sysoev

Daniil Zinchenko

Alina Kotova

Svetlana Sataeva

Producer: Alexander Starikov

Sound: Anton Kuryshev

Mastering: Andrey Guryanov

Artist: Evgeny Sytyaev

Designer: beeechboizzz

Translator: Galina Mumrikova

Publishing and distribution - TOPOT label

Web implementation idea: Sandro Pesvianidze

Web site: 4x20+19% studio

Supported by Ekaterina Gracheva

Special thanks to Ludmila Zinchenko

* Wikimapia — is a geographic online encyclopedia project. The project implements an interactive "clickable" web map that utilizes Google Maps with a geographically-referenced wiki system, with the aim to mark and describe all geographical objects in the world.