Current Rising – Hyper reality opera
In December 2020 the Royal Opera House presented the world’s first opera in hyper reality: Current, Rising. The 15 minuet experience was presented in the Royal Opera House’s Linbury Theatre and ran from 19 December to 17 January. Visitors were issued with a headset and backpack and entered the performance space to experience VR, Multisensory sets, projections and avatars overlayed with operatic song.
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Links
https://www.roh.org.uk/news/the-royal-opera-house-presentscurrent-rising-the-worlds-first-opera-in-hyperreality https://www.roh.org.uk/news/the-royal-opera-house-presentscurrent-rising-the-worlds-first-opera-in-hyperreality -
Organisation
The Royal Opera, Figment, Royal Holloway - University of London -
Nature of Content
immersive, Opera -
Distribution Mechanism
Other video, VR -
Monetisation Strategy
One-off payment -
Geographic Area
London