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(CNN): “The (R)evolution of Steve Jobs” is set to open on Saturday night at the Santa Fe Opera, home to the largest summer-opera festival in U.S.
The high-tech production, which runs until August 26, jumps in and out of key moments in the Apple founder’s life, from early product-development days alongside Steve Wozniak and the launch of the original iPhone, to his wedding day with Laurene Powell Jobs.
Most of the narrative is taken from what’s been written about Jobs, blended with an interpretation of who he was in his personal life.
“Everyone in the world thinks they know Steve Jobs because they’ve read about him and seen him do product launches,” said librettist Mark Campbell, who won a Pulitzer Prize for Music for his opera “Silent Night.” “But we wanted to make this icon a human being and [explore] the things in his life that weren’t great or beautiful, his foibles, strengths and qualities.”
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