As far as artistic challenges go, building a successful opera for the TTYN [Talk to You Never] generation ranks right up there. Ensuring that young artists are not only the stars but also the key collaborators with the music, libretto and direction ups the stakes even higher.
Taking the gamble on this concept were Backbone Youth Arts and Opera Queensland, who decided three years ago to create an original opera that would speak to Gen Y and explore the issues relevant to them.

The outcome is dirty @pple, a world premiere work that despite its wonky title soars in places and really does have something to say about the dot.com world we live in.
The show starts with a striking scene courtesy of Sharka Bosakova’s set, as rows of students sit their end of year exams to the heartbeat of giant glowing clocks. The stage is framed by large rectangular screens; building blocks which are shifted and rearranged throughout to channel the action to different parts…