
Dutch National Opera to Present ‘We Are The Lucky Ones’
By Francisco SalazarThe Dutch National Opera is set to present the world premiere of Philip Venables’s latest opera “We Are The Lucky Ones.”
The opera will be shown at the Opera Forward Festival 2025 and will mark the fourth collaboration between Philip Venables and Ted Huffman based on real-life interviews.
“We Are The Lucky Ones” tells the story of a generation and is based on interviews with more than seventy people in Western Europe who were born between 1940 and 1949. It is the story of people who started out with little, who experienced ever-improving living standards, and are now leaving behind a world where such growth is no longer sustainable.
Bassem Akiki will lead the world premiere in a production by Ted Huffman. The opera will star Claron McFadden, Jacquelyn Stucker, Nina van Essen, Helena Rasker, Miles Mykkanen, Frederick Ballentine, Germán Olvera, and Alex Rosen.
“We Are The Lucky Ones” will open on March 13 and be performed six times through March 30, 2025.
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