Baltimore Rock Opera Society's

Online Opera Series (OOpS)

SUBMISSIONS CLOSED!

OOPS voting will go live on Tuesday June 16th at 8pm! Check out facebook.com/baltimorerockoperasociety where we will be hosting a live watch party premiere at 8pm.

Here are the submissions for our first ever Online Opera Series!

Killer Wail by Aran Keating
Bingo by GLB & Carbonated Mayonnaise
A Pandemic Opera! by Emma Hawthorn
Purranoia by Carolyn Diaz, Harrison Demchick & Jamie Ginsberg
By The Sea by Tim Keating Viki Keating & Anne Reid
Psycho Beach Party by Patterson Trash
I'm Frankenstein by Jake Bacigalupa
Sid by Dyre Rhea & The Dri-Heaves
Window Shopping by Jack Bellows
Nigel by Erik Janzon, Elektra Semble, Ross Dixon, Christina Ralls, John Rausch & Jesse Roberts
Rockamole by Dave Burns
I Got the Jam! by Kara Grubb & Chad Jones
The Terrible Sequel To Lunastus by Gina Abellanosa & Tim Olewnik

Click here to vote for your favorite!

Killer Wail by Aran Keating (not eligible to win since AK is a staff member)

BINGO by GLB & Carbonated Mayonnaise

A Pandemic Opera! by Emma Hawthorn

Purranoia by Carolyn Diaz, Harrison Demchick & Jamie Ginsberg

By The Sea by Tim Keating, Viki Keating & Anne Reid

Psycho Beach Party by Patterson Trash

I'm Frankenstein by Jack Bacigalupa

Sid by Bill Jamieson aka Dyre Rhea & the Dri-Heaves

Window Shopping by Jack Bellows

Nigel by Erik Janzon, Elektra Semble, Ross Dixon, Christina Ralls, John Rausch & Jesse Roberts

Rockamole by Dave Burns

I Got the Jam! by Kara Grubb & Chad Jones

The Terrible Sequel To Lunastus by Gino Abellanosa & Tim Olewnik

Click here to vote for your favorite!

THE CHALLENGE:

Using only what you have at home (and following the strictest of socially responsible guidelines for keeping everyone healthy and safe) create an original mini-rock opera up to 3 minutes in length and film it to share with the BROS’ community.

You can have support and collaboration (digitally and responsibly) but only those in your quarenteam should be featured in the film (don’t be gathering extras for your big crowd scene).

There is no theme and the only limitation is what your imagination can do with stuff you have at home. Remember that BROS will need to share this, so do not use music recordings or IP that is copyrighted. Covers of existing music are acceptable as long as they are not an existing cover version.

CRITERIA FOR SUBMISSION:

-Submit a video in any format to Oops@BaltimoreRockOpera.org before May 25th

- Must contain music

-Be no Longer than 3 Minutes

-Must have a story and recognizable characters

-Cannot contain any copyrighted music recordings or other specific intellectual property. (But feel free to pull from these ten BROS instrumental recordings that the original writers have okayed for use in OOpS!)

Beyond that, we want to see your creativity pushed to its extremes!"

TIMELINE:

May 4th - Submissions Open

May 24th - Submissions Close on Sunday May 24th @ 11:59pm

June 16th - OOpS! Submissions released widely for voting

July 7th - Voting Closed

July 14th - OOpS! WINNER ANNOUNCED!

THE PRIZE:

Online voting will decide the winner of the OOpS series. After quarantine ends, the creators of the winning submission will get the opportunity to recreate or enhance their masterpiece with BROS' support and resources. This may mean a new soundtrack, with more musicians performing their musical score! Perhaps it will be a new dance number, or added special effects!

The reimagined opera will premiere at an official BROS event, and join the ranks of BROS' productions!

FAQ

Got questions? Send them to Oops@baltimorerockopera.org we'll answer them via email and post the answers here!

What format is best for submissions?

The best way to share your OOpS with us is to upload it from your mobile device to a cloud based drive (Icloud or Google drive) and share the link to the file on that drive with us: oops@baltimorerockopera.org. Standard video file formats (.MOV, .MP4, .AVI) are preferred.

Another option is to upload it to a video sharing site like YouTube or Vimeo and send us a link to our email!

Can I use copyrighted music recordings or other intellectual property in my OOpS?

No. Please, no.

BUT… you can parody a song! Now is the time to show off your hard rock rewrite of ‘Maria’ from West Side Story to be about ‘Trampolina’ the girl who never stops bouncing.

Rewrites and covers and new versions are allowed. We just can’t play a video that has a pre-existing recording.

Here is a folder of TEN BROS INSTRUMENTAL TRACKS that the original writers have okayed for reuse! Go nuts with writing new lyrics, melodies or just to up the production value of your video!

What is the timeline for OOpS??

May 24th - Submissions Close on Sunday May 24th @ 11:59pm

May 31st - OOpS! Submissions released widely for voting

June 15th - Voting Closed

June 17th - OOpS! WINNER ANNOUNCED!

What the hell am I doing? What is this?

Fair Question.
This is an online challenge to see what the awesome and creative members of our company and fan base can come up with using their own devices and with limited resources.
Most importantly…
It is fun!!!

Don't stress yourself out or beat yourself up; just give yourself permission to be silly, outrageous, think outside of the box and make the little filmed opera of your dreams.
You don't have to question if you have the skills or the ‘talent’ to take part in this crazy little activity..., you ABSOLUTELY do!

EVERYONE is encouraged to put something together to share and we simply MUST SEE your idea come to life!

I can’t write music!

You don’t have to! You can do it acapella, or ask a friend (to safely) lend a hand, or steal a tune from a public domain song, or find a song that evokes the feeling you are trying to convey and write some new lyrics!! Don’t let musical concerns stop you from making your opera… it didn’t stop Monteverdi!

I am not sure what to make it about.

That’s okay. Take your time, dream about it a little. Once you have an idea, just RUN with it!

A gender swapped futuristic Beverly Hillbillies? Aladdin but set in Paleolithic America?

A situational comedy about Hoffa and Elvis living in a double-wide in the Alaskan bush, trying their best to raise the Lindbergh baby? What do your socks sing about whilst you slumber?

A favorite myth/legend/folktale that you want to tell in your own way?

We are all friends/family and you are brilliant. Whatever you make… your BROS are gonna love it!

Click here to vote for your favorite!