Organization

Bregenzer Festspiele

Direction d'orchestre

Otto Tausk

Mise en scène

Michel van der Aa

Décors

Theun Mosk

Dramaturgie

Madelon Kooijman

Niels Nuijten

Baryton

Roderick Williams

Father

Soprano

Julia Bullock

Daughter

Lumières

Chanteur

Claron McFadden

Childhood Friend

De Nationale Opera

Others

Ensemble Musikfabrik Köln

Cologne Opera

anglais

Upload

Amsterdam

Pays-Bas

What if our minds could live forever—if advances in artificial intelligence and neuroscience offered us a way to transfer our memories and experiences into a sustainable digital consciousness? Against the backdrop of present-day and near-future technologies, Michel van der Aa’s provocative new opera Upload explores age-old philosophical questions: What are the limits of human memory, and what happens when we are unable to forget? Where do our identities really reside—in our minds, our bodies, our relationships? And how far do the raw data of our lives determine our fate?

Acclaimed British baritone Roderick Williams and American soprano Julia Bullock, one of the most exciting and fastest-rising stars of the opera stage, play the roles of a father and daughter ineluctably confronted with such questions when his consciousness is “uploaded” following a traumatic event. Van der Aa, who wrote the music and libretto for the opera, also directs this stylistically inventive version for the screen, with the operatic duo’s stellar performances complemented by a cast of compelling screen actors. Motion capture graphics by Darien Brio and striking visual effects by fractal artist Julius Horsthuis add to the uncanny immersiveness of this unique production from one of opera’s most audacious creators.

Upload van der Aa

Public

Private

Valide

Basse

Instrumentalist

Piano

Violinist

Cellist

Violist

Flutist

Clarinetist

Guitarist

Organist

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hornist

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Timpani

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Viola da Gambist

Musette de cour Player

Viola Pomposa Player

Archlutenist

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Cornettist

Viola d’amore Player

Theorbist

Compositeur

Livret

Costumes

Chorégraphie

Danse

Acteur

Direction de choeur

Video

Traduction

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Maquillage

En charge de la production

Coiffure

Autre

Stage Manager

Choeur

Orchestre

Poet

Coach vocal

Prof

Photographer

Diffusion

Illustrator

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Writing and performance

Chorus Director

Wig & Makeup Designer

Orchestra Operations

Extra

Contre-ténor

Singer

Mezzo-soprano

Ténor

Baryton-basse

Contralto

Parlé

Voix d'enfant

Rôle muet

Alto

Continuo

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Upload by Van Der Aa, ven. 01 oct. 2021, Du (2021/2021), Dirigé par Michel van der Aa,, Chef d'orchestre Otto Tausk

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