Inspired by true events and set in Aurora, Illinois in the early 1980’s, “The Death of Aliza Willett” is a Midwestern Gothic folk opera that follows high school seniors Aliza (the victim), William (the failed protector), Benjamin (the useless boyfriend), and Sarah (the best friend) as they are pulled into the fight between heaven and hell, angels and demons… 

Locations referenced:
Angel of Linden Avenue Maple tree – 435 Linden Avenue Aurora, IL 60505
Our Lady of Good Council – 620 Fifth St, Aurora, IL 60505
Rusty’s Grocery Store – 801 Jackson St Aurora, IL 60505
Buy Rite – 443 S 4th St, Aurora, IL 60505
Bardwell School – 550 S Lincoln Ave, Aurora, IL 60505
Philips Park – 1000 Ray Moses Dr, Aurora, IL 60505
Mt Olivet – 278 Ashland Avenue Aurora, Illinois 60505
Hurds Island – North Avenue in the Fox River Aurora, Illinois


Bardwell School (Aliza)

Oh, Archangel Michael (Aliza)

Moving to Chicago (Benjamin)

Vespers (Father John)

Mount Olivet (Aliza)

This Winter Light (Sarah)

The Angel of Linden Avenue (William)

Bleib Bei Mir

The Willow Lands of Hurds Island (Everitt)

Disney's most curious Musical, "Opera Child", produced in 2021 during the pandemic era in an effort to teach children about Opera, never made it to full scale production... you will hear why, then wonder why it was ever conceived
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LYRICS:
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(Opera) Endless horizon…  
(Opera) The circle begins again…  
(Opera) Time without measure…  
(Child) It’s turkey time, it’s turkey time!  
We need to wear shoes.  

The silence of forever…  
(Opera) Light through the window…  
(Child) Can’t wait till my birthday.  
(Child) Time to go to school.  

Infinite return…  
(Opera) A dream that never ends…  
(Child) I’m bringing my crayons.  
(Child) We need to feed the dog.  

Shadows of memory…  
(Opera) The turning of the world…  
Don’t forget your backpack.  
Hey! Don’t pinch me!  
I didn’t pinch you!  

(Opera)
Rise, fall, begin again…  
I really love turkey time.  
I’m gonna run so fast.  
Shoes, shoes, shoes…  

(Opera) 
Ahhhh… eternal return…  
Boom… boom-boom… 
Boom-boom-boom 
Boooom!

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Disney's Opera Child {Disney's Biggest Musical Mess}

Work of Singer/Songwriter Elowen Gaines.

Formed in the shadows of a Midwestern University in the mid nineties, the Nabokov Project is the ongoing work of singer-songwriter mw gargo. Previous incarnations have included the membership of Dave Pollock (spoken-word vocals), Ted Leslie (percussion), Thea Morton (cello, guitar, and keys), and mw gargo (vocals, guitar, bass, violin, computer, and keys). Many of the early songs on/in these pages were part of former collaborations. With the death of Ted Leslie, the "band" ceased and continues on today as the alt, lo-fi project work written & recorded by mw gargo.

SINCERE IMPOSTER is an intimate collection of artists who write, perform and/or produce a curious mixture of New Wave, Dance, EDM, Folk Rock, Metal, Art Pop, Electro, Dreamwave & Experimental World Pop. Collectively, it's a genre known as QUIRKPOP --- Music that tries to push the creative limits of traditional pop.

SINCERE IMPOSTER is curated by two musicians, both living within the same body, sharing a similar existence. They identify as Danielle & Dave. They are both psychologically and musically confused. However, both are extremely and unapologetically sincere. 

Influences include Weird Al, Nathan Fielder, David Lynch, Rosalia, Monatik, Atarashii Gakko!, Rammstein, T-Pain and T-Swift. Danielle & Dave's favorite inventions are the vacuum and the peach pitter. Their father is simply known as Vessel... who may be an entity or a god.



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