Upload – Dutch National Opera

Cineshoots did all aerial footage for the opera Upload, a man has a digital version of himself made, hoping this will make him happier. Without a physical body, he lives on as an ‘upload’. His daughter, who was not involved in her father’s decision, tries to come to grips with the situation. Why did he decide to do it? Is he still the same person? And where do they go from here?

Libretto
Michel van der Aa

Musical direction
Otto Tausk

Stage direction
Michel van der Aa

Set and lighting design
Theun Mosk

Costumes
Elske van Buuren

Dramaturgy
Madelon Kooijman and Niels Nuijten

Father
Roderick Williams

His Daughter
Julia Bullock

Orchestra
Ensemble MusikFabrik