ating ▁if ▁it ▁is ▁worth ▁breaking ▁through ▁the ▁rock ▁bar rier ▁to ▁face ▁the ▁unknown , ▁good ▁or ▁bad . ▁ ▁The ▁audience ▁and ▁the ▁characters ▁are ▁held ▁in ▁susp ense ▁until ▁the ▁end . ▁ ▁Ult imately , ▁the ▁tribe ▁breaks ▁through ▁the ▁wall ▁and ▁experiences ▁a ▁musical ▁and ▁emot ional ▁victory . ▁ ▁Performance ▁history ▁The ▁music ▁of ▁Parad ise ▁Lost ▁was ▁premier ed ▁in ▁Berlin , ▁Germany ▁in ▁the ▁summer ▁of ▁ 2 0 0 3 , ▁and ▁a ▁year ▁later ▁the ▁opera ▁deb uted ▁at ▁California ▁State ▁University , ▁North ridge . ▁ ▁On ▁February ▁ 1 1 , ▁ 2 0 0 3 , ▁Parad ise ▁Lost ▁was ▁performed ▁in ▁concert ▁at ▁the ▁Angel ▁Or ens anz ▁Foundation ▁in ▁the ▁Lower ▁East ▁Side ▁of ▁New ▁York . ▁ ▁This ▁concert ▁featured ▁the ▁Du ques ne ▁University ▁Con cert ▁Ch oir ▁as ▁the ▁background ▁" Cho ir ▁of ▁Ang els ." ▁ ▁This ▁concert ▁featured ▁sop rano ▁H ila ▁Pl it mann ▁as ▁Ex st asis , ▁bar it one ▁Dam on ▁Kir sche ▁as ▁Log os , ▁and ▁David ▁Nor o ña ▁as ▁narr ator . ▁ ▁The ▁show ▁premier ed ▁in ▁a ▁concert ▁performance ▁at ▁North western ▁University ▁including ▁students ▁from ▁the ▁University ’ s ▁American ▁Music ▁Theatre ▁Project ▁( AM TP ) ▁on ▁February ▁ 1 1 ▁and ▁ 1 2 , ▁ 2 0 0 6 , ▁conducted ▁by ▁Whit acre ▁during ▁his ▁ 1 2 - day ▁res iden cy . ▁The ▁performances ▁featured