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| Reviews | 18 April 2024 |
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The (R)evolution of Steve JobsSanta Fe OperaNo. of reviews: 28 | |
Steve Jobs, ein Zen-Meister und die Kunst der Oper |
 1 Sep 17 / Der Standard |
The music drama lasts just 90 minutes and leaves us emotionally satisfied |
| 29 Aug 17 / DC Theater Arts |
Opera by design |
| 21 Aug 17 / TheaterJones |
Dots connected |
| 14 Aug 17 / Mundo Clásico (English) |
Solid cast lead strong debut run of Mason Bates / Mark Campbell opera |
| 14 Aug 17 / OperaWire |
While trashing “Steve Jobs,” this Santa Fe opera also shows how far the musical form has come |
| 13 Aug 17 / Denver Post |
Entertaining if not exactly (R)evolutionary |
| 9 Aug 17 / Opera Today |
A new opera tapped for greatness? |
| 9 Aug 17 / People's World |
In reinterpreting Steve Jobs folklore, an opera disrupts its form |
| 9 Aug 17 / The Ringer |
'Steve Jobs' and 'The Golden Cockerel' are stars at Santa Fe Opera |
| 9 Aug 17 / Dallas Morning News |
Steve Jobs opera in Santa Fe shows troubled tech wizard in search of his humanity |
| 9 Aug 17 / Chicago Tribune |
Santa Fe Opera crashes with Bates’ musically inert “(R)evolution of Steve Jobs” |
| 6 Aug 17 / Classical Review |
Santa Fe Opera thinks different with The (R)evolution of Steve Jobs |
| 6 Aug 17 / The Toronto Star |
The cast is embraced by Bates' monumental, kaleidoscopic, and continuously pulsing orchestra |
| 31 Jul 17 / LA Opus |
Geniuses collide: Mason Bates takes on Steve Jobs |
| 30 Jul 17 / Musical America |
Familiar names animate dazzling Steve Jobs opera |
| 29 Jul 17 / MinnPost |
Steve Jobs opera scores smash hit for Mason Bates |
| 29 Jul 17 / Classical Voice North America |
Ovations for the (R)evolution of Steve Jobs |
| 29 Jul 17 / Opera Warhorses |
The man, the machine and now Steve Jobs, the opera |
| 28 Jul 17 / Los Angeles Times |
Steve Jobs comes alive, in all his contradictions, in new opera |
| 28 Jul 17 / San Francisco Chronicle |
Steve Jobs scores a success in Santa Fe |
| 25 Jul 17 / Bachtrack |
Mason Bates’s new opera creates an expansive sound-world |
| 25 Jul 17 / Financial Times |
The (R)evolution of Steve Jobs is (R)evelatory in Santa Fe Premiere |
| 24 Jul 17 / San Francisco Classical Voice |
Steve Jobs of Apple, tech visionary, has glitches as an opera |
| 24 Jul 17 / New York Times |
Sing different: Steve Jobs' life becomes an opera |
| 24 Jul 17 / NPR |
Zen and the art of opera |
| 24 Jul 17 / New Mexican |
Steve Jobs opera proves tedious — and a triumph |
| 24 Jul 17 / Washington Post |
Steve Jobs opera sings Apple founder's praises – and flaws |
| 24 Jul 17 / The Guardian |
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Composers Kevin Puts and Mason Bates recently turned to Mark Campbell for librettos for their high-profile new commissions - and the results for both were impressive.
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