The European Pavilion is a pan-European and multidisciplinary arts program that puts the question of Europe and its future at the forefront through artistic projects and art commissions.
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âStart with your feet, Earth-kin,â coos soprano Anna Dennis into my ear. Iâm standing in the small space that is hosting the worldâs first ever virtual reality opera. I have a headset, headphones and a backpack. The Royal Opera House is calling this the opera Tardis; to me it seems more like a walk-through art installation with bespoke soundtrack. Whatever this is, it isnât opera as we know it.
Current, Rising was conceived two years ago, long before our Covid age, but is now serendipitously topical. It explores what the blurb calls âideas of isolation, connection, and collective reimaginationâ. It wasnât designed to be opera for our socially distant age, but it works that way. Only four people can enter the opera Tardis at one time, and weâre told to keep one metre apart (tricky since in hyperreality judging real-world distances is a dilly of a pickle). But this isnât just opera for our Cov
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