Upload at the Dutch National Opera review – it’s opera, but not as you know it. ..

A sustained, low A flat buzzes as cosmic background noise at the opening of Upload. Modulating eerily to D flat, a dark, sci-fi world emerges in shadow. If you’re a Matrix Resurrections fan and relish weird, Upload will float your boat. But, is it opera at all? It is an unusual melange of music, filmed narrative and special effects.

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