Opera Uprising

With Opera Zuid With Uprising, Opera Zuid joins forces with Het Geluid Maastricht and De Nationale Opera to present a large-scale community opera that addresses one of the themes of our time: the climate crisis, and especially the conversation about it. On the street, in politics, at the kitchen table, between generations and on the school playground. Uprising is about the uprising of young people for climate action, for change and their plea for a better world. The opera tells the story of a mother and daughter who are at loggerheads with each other, and shows how social tensions play out in personal relationships. It is a deeply human story about listening, clashing and living together. Under the direction of Gable Roelofsen and Romy Roelofsen, Uprising becomes a collective experience. A choir of one hundred community singers and six professional soloists together form a mini-society on stage. Jonathan Dove's music is grand, lyrical and direct in its emotional power. The powerful…