High-tech opera to focus on human side of Steve Jobs
SANTA FE, New Mexico - A techno-infused opera about the life of Apple co-founder Steve Jobs has earned the financial backing of opera companies in San Francisco and Seattle, ensuring the musical meditation on the iconic entrepreneur will travel to the United States' high-tech enclave.
The partnerships were announced on Tuesday as the Santa Fe Opera prepared for its July world premiere of The (R) evolution of Steve Jobs at its open-air summer stage in the foothills of New Mexico's Sangre de Cristo Mountains.
The Seattle Opera and the San Francisco Opera are underwriting both the already completed artistic creation of the opera, led by composer and electronica DJ Mason Bates, and its physical stage production. As co-producers, the companies guarantee their right to performances beyond Santa Fe in California and Washington.
