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 The statements of commentators are a historical document, and the Losiny Island is a nature reserve in Moscow, which may soon cease to exist in the form it does now.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:
Svetlana Sataeva
Grisha Mumrikov
Alina Kotova
Vyacheslav Sysoev
Daniil Zinchenko
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.