Join Andrei Codrescu, Terry O’Reilly, Mick Rossi, and Mir Seidel for readings and freewheeling discussion about their new book, which aims to reclaim Nikola Tesla’s name from the toxic associations with the electric car company!
We’ll sign copies of the book and share excerpts from the opera, Violet Fire, which was performed in Philadelphia, Belgrade, and at BAM’s Next Wave Festival.Tesla’s Opera: The real, stranger-than-fiction Nikola Tesla brings Tesla to life in a different way, with full-color performance photos from Violet Fire, the opera’s libretto, excerpts from the score by composer Jon Gibson, and commentary by Andrei Codrescu, critic Merilyn Jackson, and several collaborators on the opera.
"an inspired and visually stunning tribute to one of history’s greatest minds." —Marc Seifer, author of Wizard: The Life & Times of Nikola Tesla
"Whatever happens through the centuries about Tesla, misusing his name, copying his work, this will still never overshadow his genius and contribution to mankind. —Marina Abramović, Serbian-American artist
