Civic Opera Creations

After three years of development, we’re happy to announce the soft launch of our production THE END OF THE WORLD on Dec 28, 2024, with two performances at 12pm, 2pm and 3.30pm.

The opera in development concepted by composer and director and producer with a libretto by tells the story of female experiences of the end of the world and new beginnings. Audience members equipped with an augmented reality capable device and headphones will encounter a choir of our ancestors and nine augmented reality characters aged 8 to 63 in their moments of tumult and transformation as they walk along the Donaukanal.

After Patricia Martínez’s untimely death in October 2022, five female composers from around the world followed our call to finish her work by bringing each one character to life. They are , and .tonia. The opera features voices of .melis.demiray, Anna Schors, Clara Maria Kastenholz and Sofia Pavone, as well as musicians of the SWR Experimentalesemble and .music . It is designed by and , sound design by and , recorded in parts . Civic coordinator , who was integral in coordinating the interviews with womxn from Buenos Aires, Zurich and Wien, whose stories are the basis of these interviews.

At our Soft Launch on December 28, you will experience our AR Walk with us for the first time, your feedback will be integral to further development for upcoming performances in February & March 2025.

Link to tickets and more info in bio or under www.cocreations.eu/teotw !

Funded by the city of Vienna and Bundesministerium für Kunst, Kultur, Öffentlichen Dienst & Sport Austria. With thanks to everyone who helped us bring this project to life, especially Marcelo Topuzian.

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