Three Tales by Reich, sø. 11 feb. 2018, Fra (2018/2018), I regi av Berthold Schneider, Dirigent Michael Cook, Oper Wuppertal, Wuppertal, Germany

Three Tales – three stories: 1. A gigantic zeppelin will cross the Atlantic. During the landing near New York, it bursts into flames – the burning zeppelin becomes a symbol of the technical hubris of the 20th century. 2. On Bikini Atoll, American forces will carry out nuclear tests that will make the islands permanently uninhabitable. 3. Dolly the sheep will be the first mammal to be cloned. When Dolly dies at just 6 years old, the sheep is showing signs of aging that scientists attribute to it being derived from an adult cell. The opera ›Three Tales‹ by Steve Reich is a groundbreaking work from the late 20th century, which breaks new ground both in terms of content and form. In a quasi-documentary manner, the opera tells of events that have had a lasting influence on our modern consciousness. Mainly due to the high technical requirements, the work has so far been denied a distribution beyond the narrow circle of top-class festivals. The performances of the Wuppertal Opera will add the opera to the municipal theater repertoire for the first time and allow the audience to experience the work directly on stage in an installation situation.