“Even though [the story of Jobs] sounds like a crazy idea for an opera, the obsession with love, the tragedy of his death, it really is the stuff of opera,” said Mason Bates.
[The pandemic] has taught us how important human connection is, and that’s what this opera ultimately makes a plea for,” said Mark Campbell, the opera’s librettist.One interesting point [about now] is the fascination with the screen and with all its pluses or minuses,” Director Tomer Zvulun said. “I think that what Steve Jobs did is change the world, and it really was right in time for the pandemic. He influenced it in a big way without knowing, 10 years after his death.”
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The (R)evolution of Steve Jobs
Austin Opera on February 3, 5 & 6
Atlanta Opera on April 30, May 3 6 & 8
Kansas City on March 11, 12 & 13