TOV: The Other Voices
From the buried chasms of the ancient Levant...
Among the peoples worshiping nature deities, ancestors and the supernatural...
How will Heptsibah navigate her love affair with the playful priestess, Adinah, and the seductive advances of the returning warrior, Yarimaut, while she and her children must protect the people of the Levant from King Hezekiah's decrees, the prophet Isaiah's rebel militia, and ultimately Assyria’s invasion?
Will Heptsibah heed the directives from the Arabian Queens, will she succumb to her own flaws, and will her children, with their own peculiarities, be able to save the Judahites and their own lives?
TOV, Episode 1, begins on this mountain top site overlooking Bethel, anciently called Byit Anoat.
From the Jewish National Fund photo archive. Public Domain.
In TOV, Episode 1, the Prophet Isaiah (Yasha’yahu) and Heptisbah travel in their inner vision to the Gates of Assyria and see the gates and statues of the Human Headed Winged Bull, Lammasu.
Photo by M.chohan. Public Domain
Woman in the Window is found in many places on the Levant. Heptsibah, soon to be married to the prince of Judah, is guided by a Mystic Voice (later known as Šamši, Queen of Arabia) into the arms of the warrior, Yarimaut, from Israel.
Photo by M.chohan. Public Domain
TOV is a historical fiction serial for TV and for Opera Stage Performance.
Episodes are 1 hour.
To be involved in the production of this epic tale, contact Shpack12@gmail.com
Photo by Emily Shumway
From Opera IV. Season 4. Episode 1.
King Munashe has died. His son laments.
Archaeological and research - based with a flare of historical fiction.
Consultants:
Alexandra Wrathall: Iron Age II Levant Archaeology Consultant
Aren Wilson-Wright: Ancient Semitic Languages, Artifact Text Interpretation Consultant
Marcie Stapp: Diction Consultant
Yvonne Grace: Mentor for TOV Screenwriting and Treatment
Recording Credits
Season 1, Episode 1, #1 All Our Gods
Heptsibah, Chorus: Chelsea Hollow, Coloratura Soprano
High Priestess, Chorus: Susanna Philipose, Mezzo-Soprano
High Priest, Chorus: Harlan Hays, Baritone
Isaiah, Chorus: Wilford Kelly, Bass
Pianist: Lindsay Rader
Season 1, Episode 1, #2 Look East
Heptsibah: Chelsea Hollow, Coloratura Soprano
Isaiah: Wilford Kelly, Bass
Pianist: Lindsay Rader
Season 1, Episode 1, #3 Astarte My Brave
Heptsibah: Chelsea Hollow, Coloratura Soprano
Mystic Woman: Susanna Philipose, Mezzo-Soprano
Yarimaut: Harlan Hays, Baritone
Pianist: Lindsay Rader
Season 4, Episode 1, #1 Lament
Amon: Harlan Hays, Baritone
Pianist: Franz Zhao