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July 21, 2017

90-minute opera about Steve Jobs uses tech (of course) to tell his story

  • Each character has a unique sound world: “quicksilver” sounds for Jobs; “oceanic strings” for his wife; and chimes for his spiritual adviser.
  • By MIKE SILVERMAN
    Associated Press

    Ken Howard/Santa Fe Opera via AP [enlarge]
    Baritone Edward Parks sings the role of Steve Jobs in Santa Fe Opera’s world premiere of “The (R)evolution of Steve Jobs,” this weekend in Santa Fe. Other performances are planned in Seattle and San Francisco.

    SANTA FE, N.M. — It's 2007, and Steve Jobs has just finished launching the first iPhone before an enraptured audience when he nearly collapses, exhausted by the illness that will kill him four years later.


     
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