Philip Venables: WE ARE THE LUCKY ONES
Based on interviews with over seventy people born in Western Europe towards the end of the Second World War, the new opera We Are The Lucky Ones by composer Philip Venables and librettists Ted Huffman and Nina Segal portrays a generation that started with little, experienced growing prosperity, and now leaves behind a world that seems unable to bear any more growth. In 100 minutes, music and language, experiences, dreams and memories blend in 60 scenes with reflections on the relationship between the private and the political, the impact of personal decisions, and what really counts in the face of pessimistic forecasts about the future of our world. The opera premiered with great success at the Dutch National Opera in Amsterdam on 14 March 2025 and now experiences its Austrian premiere in Erl.