From the moment James Conlon lifts his baton and LA Opera Orchestra lets loose with Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s peerless score, listeners are in for an almost four-hour treat as the James Gray-directed The Marriage of Figaro unspools onstage. Along with Mozart’s majestic, matchless music is a rollicking, often slyly subversive story upending sex and class conventions. While there’s much talk nowadays about gender roles and “binary” identities, Mozart and company did that and more way back in 1786 when this rambunctious opera premiered at Vienna.

According to the New York Post, “This superhuman tech can do a variety of complicated tasks on the fly, from composing complex dissertations on Thomas Locke to drafting interior design schemes and even allowing people to converse with their younger selves.” 

Wow! Do you suppose this wondrous technology could maybe get weaponized with malicious intent?

You bet it can...And it is.

In 2021 Henry A. Kissinger, Eric Schmidt, Daniel Huttenlocher co-authored a book titled The Age of AI And Our Human Future. As you might expect, these guys are arch AI boosters. Critics pointed out that,

In "Consecration," after the suspicious death of her brother Michael (Steffan Cennydd), a priest, Grace (Jena Malone) goes to the Mount Saviour Convent in Scotland to find out what really happened. Once there, she uncovers murder, sacrilege and a disturbing truth about her own past.

"Consecration" is the story of Grace, an accomplished ophthalmologist in London, who's summoned to Mount Saviour Convent deep in the Scottish Highlands following the sudden and mysterious death of her brother who was a priest. Refusing to believe the convent’s insistence that he took his life and determined to discover what really happened to him, Grace starts her own investigation into her brother’s death as the nuns prepare a consecration ceremony to purify the holy site.

ComFest showcases the very best in live music in Columbus and Central Ohio. Entertainment applications for all stages are now open through April.

You can be a part of ComFest history by designing the official ComFest 2023 logo.

Designs must have the dates “June 23, 24, & 25, 2023” and the name “Community Festival” and must incorporate the Hopewell symbol (graphic above) into the logo. Images must be camera ready and one color image (no grayscale). Go to comfest.com and look for the logo contest link for more information.

223 ComFest Logo Contest
Thursday, March 9, 2023, 7:30 PM
The Vanderelli Room
218 McDowell St, Columbus, OH 43215 

Or upload entrie prior to March 8 at logo@comfest.com