The Opera de Lyon in France performed an operatic mash-up of Steve Jobs and Shakespeare's "Henry V" back in 2014. ![]() Steve Jobs' life is proving to be a popular choice for adaptation to both film and stage. ![]() The opera is scheduled for its world premiere during the 2017 season. You have some time to prepare yourself for this intriguing musical biography. Here's a quick plot summary from the Santa Fe Opera: The opera starts at a moment in Jobs' life when he must face his own mortality and circles back to the events and people in his past that shaped and inspired him: his father Paul, Zen Buddhism, his relationship with a woman whose child he initially disowned, his quick rise and fall as mogul, and - most importantly - his wife Laurene, who showed him the power of love and connection. Bates is not just a classical composer, he's also a dance music DJ, so some electronica elements could appear in the music. Though the title could have been "The Apple King," "Jobs et Wozniak" or "The Magic iPhone," the actual name is "The (R)evolution of Steve Jobs." Composer Mason Bates and libretto writer Mark Campbell are collaborating on the work. The man behind the Mac is getting an operatic adaptation of his life story, and the New Mexico-based performance company is touting the show-to-be with words like "innovative." ![]() ![]() This one is all about Silicon Valley and Steve Jobs, the iconic Apple co-founder who passed away in 2011 at the age of 56. Don't expect Viking helmets or women in breastplates belting arias in a new piece commissioned by the Santa Fe Opera.
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