Opera Zuid

Uprising

With Uprising, Opera Zuid, Het Geluid Maastricht and De Nationale Opera present a large‑scale community opera that engages with one of today’s most pressing themes: the climate crisis—and, above all, the conversations surrounding it. On the streets, in politics, around the kitchen table, between generations and in schoolyards.

Uprising is about young people rising up for climate action, for change, and their plea for a better world. The opera tells the story of a mother and daughter who stand in direct opposition to one another, showing how societal tensions play out in personal relationships. It is a deeply human story about listening, clashing and living together.

In 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 expression. The powerful ensemble singing and rich orchestral sound make Uprising an immersive operatic experience, both in the auditorium and on stage.

Uprising is sung and spoken in English, with Dutch and English surtitles.
musical direction Manoj Kamps direction Romy Roelofsen & Gable Roelofsen performance Madeline Saputra, Ingeborg Bröcheler, Quirijn de Lang, Yulietta Quevedo & Joe Chalmers choir Communitykoor Zuid orchestra Philzuid

Whether this performance has an interval is not yet known.