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Composer Tod Machover is a musical mad scientist. The MIT professor and technology whiz has wowed audiences in Europe, Boston and Chicago with his futuristic opera Death and the Powers. Now it’s our turn. On Wednesday, The Dallas Opera will open its production of Machover’s sci-fi tale inside the Winspear Opera House (2403 Flora St.). The opera tells the story of aging billionaire Simon Powers. As his physical body approaches death, Powers chooses to upload his consciousness to robotic computers so that he can, in effect, live forever. On stage, actors and actresses will sing alongside giant robotic walls of light containing Powers’ post-death mind as the plot unfolds. The production promises to be one of the most fascinating marriages of art and technology the Dallas Opera has shown us yet. Tickets range from $19 to $199 and can be purchased by calling the box office at 214-443-1000 or at dallasopera.org.
Wed., Feb. 12, 7:30 p.m.; Fri., Feb. 14, 7:30 p.m.; Sat., Feb. 15, 7:30 p.m.; Sun., Feb. 16, 2 p.m., 2014
