La Suspendida Live is set to arrive on May 30th, 2025. The recorded performance of the jazz metal opera at Le Forum (Vauréal, France) on November 16th, 2023, will be available in video form. This is in conjunction with the live tracks releasing on streaming platforms and physical formats via Excursus Production / Silent Pendulum Records. This production is not just a performance; it’s a collision of worlds—a blend of the raw power of metal, the precision of classical opera, and the adventurous spirit of experimental jazz.
Directed by David Unger, who described the shoot as, “The most mind-blowing shoot I’ve directed in recent years: the first Metal opera in history! (Filmed with 8 cameras, including a crane and a Ronin—let me tell you, it was a blast!)” La Suspendida Live captures a story and soundscape like no other.
The vision was brought to life by Laurent David, bassist and producer, who led his experimental jazz trio KILTER to collaborate with an incredible array of artists. On stage, you’ll witness operatic soprano Andromeda Anarchia, the Montreal-based GROWLERS CHOIR (whose guttural metal vocals hit like the roar of an ancient beast), and the string quartet SEVEN)SUNS. Visual artistry and storytelling intertwine, thanks to stage direction by Jacques David, illustrations by Julie Castro-Grohowki, and a libretto penned by Metropolitan Opera’s William Berger. The entire production pulses with a light show designed by Mathieu Derothe-Renaud that feels like a living heartbeat for the story.
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At its core, La Suspendida tells the tale of María Elena, a woman caught between life and death, wandering Limbo after her death at the hands of a doctor who could not let her go. Like its title suggests, she is suspended—not just in her story, but in the vibrant tension between musical genres and theatrical styles.
This collaboration draws talent from across the globe, including Kenny Grohowski (IMPERIAL TRIUMPHANT) and Ed Rosenberg III, fusing their music into a tempest of atonal melodies, operatic drama, and aggressive rhythms. Produced by Oléo Films with support from QwestTV and the CNC, La Suspendida Live is a true testament to the art of breaking boundaries and building something entirely new.
La Suspendida Live invites you to step into its world—one suspended between raw emotion and technical brilliance, where genres collide like waves against the shore. Don’t miss your chance to experience this daring new vision in music and storytelling.
Credits:
Libretto by WILLIAM BERGER
Music by KILTER: Ed Rosenberg III, Laurent David, Kenny Grohowski
Produced by Laurent David
Maria Elena: ANDROMEDA ANARCHIA
The Choir Of The Dead: GROWLERS CHOIR
String Quartet: SEVEN)SUNS
Recorded and mixed by Antoine Delecroix
Mastering by Fred Kevorkian (Brooklyn, NY, USA)
Light Show: Mathieu Derothe-Renaud
Artwork: Julie Castro-Grohowski
Logos: Peurduloup
Libretto translation: Anne-Pierre Hocquet
Release Details:
Album run time 83 minutes
Links:
Website: https://www.lasuspendida.com/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100092385337326
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lasuspendidaopera/
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@lasuspendidaopera
La Suspendida Live Track List:
1. Overture: Death & Transfiguration (Instrumental)
2. Limbo: A Place with No Weather (Solo, María Elena)
3. Interlude: Arrival
4. Laudes Mortuorum & Roll Call of the Newly Dead (Chorus)
5. A Decision (Instrumental)
6. The Ballad of María Elena (Solo, María Elena)
7. Arguments at the Gates of Death part 1: You can’t drag me through your gate (Tutti)
8. Interlude: Innocence
9. Arguments at the Gates of Death part 2: You don’t remember what flesh is (Tutti)
10. Song of the Countess (Solo, María Elena)
11. Interlude: Moments of Stillness
12. Arguments at the Gates of Death part 3: The hypocrites of the light (Tutti)
13. My Corpse, Your Dungeon (Solo, María Elena)
14. Interlude: Climax
15. Afterglow (Solo, María Elena)
16. Double Call: Laudes Mortuarum Reprise and Finale (tutti)
17. Lullabye (Tutti)