E05 - Peek-a-Boo

E05 - Peek-a-Boo

Five years on, a sick Irene and Leo care for their son, Constantine VI, while trying to resist the quickening preparations for war. As the court splits into iconophiles and iconoclasts, Staurakios tries to contain the chaos, whilst Cyra reveals Irene's secret to an unexpectedly hostile audience. // ICONS/IDOLS: IRENE was written by Helen Banner and composed by Grace Oberhofer. Featuring Hilary Asare (Narrator), Iris Beaumier (Cyra), Isabella Dawis (Constantine VI), Hannah Eakin (Constantine V), Julia Izumi (Court), Grace Oberhofer (Court), Lukas Papenfusscline (Staurakios), Shanta Parasuraman (Megaris), Yael Shavitt (Leo) and Kay Weber (Irene). Music direction by Robert Frost. Audio engineering by Nathan Leigh. Sound design by Grace Oberhofer and Nathan Leigh. Featured foley artist Nicole Orabona. Produced by Emily Caffery. Learn more about the Byzantine Choral Project at www.byzantinechoralproject.com/podcast. // If you enjoyed this episode, you can support our work by making a tax-deductible donation to the Byzantine Choral Project at byzantinechoralproject.com/donate. Thank you for listening!

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E03 - Love All Your Ladies

E03 - Love All Your Ladies

A newly-crowned Irene struggles to impose her will on her aristocratic ladies, but makes a new friend in the eunuch Staurakios. The Emperor grows angry at foolish words spoken by Megaris, but is molli...

29 Sep 202114min

E04 - The Stranger

E04 - The Stranger

A scared Irene is taken to the crowded Purple Room to give birth to her son in front of the whole court. Cyra makes a shocking discovery that reignites her hostility towards her mistress. // ICONS/IDO...

29 Sep 20217min

E01 - Paint Me

E01 - Paint Me

A teenage Irene prepares to sail to Constantinople with her best friend Megaris to present herself as the perfect bride for the Caesar Leo, son of the icon-hating Emperor, but can’t bear to leave behi...

22 Sep 202123min

E02 - Bride Show

E02 - Bride Show

Staurakios organizes a Bride Show to find a wife for Leo, but the Emperor is too sick to follow Staurakios’ plans. Irene is unexpectedly elevated, but makes an enemy out of her competitor Cyra and her...

22 Sep 202111min

ICONS/IDOLS: IRENE First Listen: "Look On Me"

ICONS/IDOLS: IRENE First Listen: "Look On Me"

A first listen to the song "Look On Me" from ICONS/IDOLS: IRENE, a musical audio drama by the Byzantine Choral Project. Broadway World hailed the work as “gripping, emotional and eerily beautiful” whe...

15 Sep 20213min

ICONS/IDOLS: IRENE First Listen: Episode 1 Excerpt

ICONS/IDOLS: IRENE First Listen: Episode 1 Excerpt

Listen to an excerpt of episode one of ICONS/IDOLS: IRENE, a musical audio drama by the Byzantine Choral Project. Premiering September 22 with new episodes every Wednesdays, this new serial podcast te...

8 Sep 20212min

ICONS/IDOLS: IRENE Teaser

ICONS/IDOLS: IRENE Teaser

A new musical audio drama by the Byzantine Choral Project tells the unlikely story of a child bride who rises to the heart of Byzantine power. Harboring a treasonous secret that marks her as the enemy...

1 Sep 202137s

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