Oracle with the BBC Concert Orchestra
Southbank Centre, Queen Elizabeth Hall, SE1 8XX , [Venue Details]Conducted by Jérôme Kuhn in its UK premiere, David Buckley’s powerful new opera is a very modern myth indeed, told in music that haunts the imagination.
The BBC Concert Orchestra and its Associate Conductor Jérôme Kuhn bring David Buckley’s powerful new opera, Oracle, to the UK for the first time, and mythologically-inspired curtain-raisers by Ralph Vaughan Williams and Dobrinka Tabakova.
‘What is invoked cannot be controlled’: divine ambiguity collides with algorithmic certainty in Oracle, Buckley’s dazzling operatic satire of AI (and what lies beyond). Bees buzz, wasps sting, but the hive mind of AI has its own agenda – weaving a future that only the boldest would dare to predict.
What if there’s more to consciousness than algorithms and neural networks? What if the Greek gods, silent for centuries, are watching the tech bros and waiting for their moment to speak again?
These are the questions asked by Oracle, a new opera from composer David Buckley and writer Stephen Plaice.
The setting is the Californian tech industry, the story, an everyday 21st-century tale of a self-proclaimed genius spiralling terrifyingly out of control.
Introduced tonight by the composer himself, and conducted by Jérôme Kuhn, who gave the world premiere of Oracle just last year.
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Admission
Min: £13.25
Max: £39.00
Event Type: seated
Seating: Reserved
Performer name: BBC Concert Orchestra
Other key names: Jérôme Kuhn - conductor
Age restriction: For ages 7+, U12's must be accompanied by an adult
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Oracle with the BBC Concert Orchestra
Saturday, 3 Oct 2026 @7.30pm
Southbank Centre, Queen Elizabeth Hall, SE1 8XXMore Information
Conducted by Jérôme Kuhn in its UK premiere, David Buckley’s powerful new opera is a very modern myth indeed, told in music that haunts the imagination.
The BBC Concert Orchestra and its Associate Conductor Jérôme Kuhn bring David Buckley’s powerful new opera, Oracle, to the UK for the first time, and mythologically-inspired curtain-raisers by Ralph Vaughan Williams and Dobrinka Tabakova.
‘What is invoked cannot be controlled’: divine ambiguity collides with algorithmic certainty in Oracle, Buckley’s dazzling operatic satire of AI (and what lies beyond). Bees buzz, wasps sting, but the hive mind of AI has its own agenda – weaving a future that only the boldest would dare to predict.
What if there’s more to consciousness than algorithms and neural networks? What if the Greek gods, silent for centuries, are watching the tech bros and waiting for their moment to speak again?
These are the questions asked by Oracle, a new opera from composer David Buckley and writer Stephen Plaice.
The setting is the Californian tech industry, the story, an everyday 21st-century tale of a self-proclaimed genius spiralling terrifyingly out of control.
Introduced tonight by the composer himself, and conducted by Jérôme Kuhn, who gave the world premiere of Oracle just last year.
Admission
Min: £13.25
Max: £39.00
Event Type: seated
Seating: Reserved
Performer name: BBC Concert Orchestra
Other key names: Jérôme Kuhn - conductor
Age restriction: For ages 7+, U12's must be accompanied by an adult
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