Modern Myths

The final concert of Present Music's 45th season gives an operatic spin on technology, artificial intelligence, and nature. David Bloom conducts.

Main Event:
A rare staging of Steve Reich and Beryl Korot’s video-opera Three Tales. This multi-act film projection covers great technological events of the 20th Century, including the Hindenburg, Bikini Atoll, and Dolly the sheep

Futuristic Opera: 
A concert presentation of excerpts from Canadian composer Nicole Lizée’s award-winning R.U.R., A Torrent of Light, a remake of the 1920 sci-fi Rossum’s Universal Robots, commissioned by Tapestry Opera

Homage:
Jarod Impichchaachaaha’ Tate’s Pisachi honors
the American Indian Southwest. In conjunction
with MAM’s special exhibit, Water’s Edge:
The Art of Truman Lowe