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O. Festival for Opera.Music.Theatre - 1 © i
Metropolis 2126
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31 July 2025
Rotterdam / Netherlands
Platform Members, Roadshow
About the event
On 26 May, a kickoff of Metropolis 2126 took place during O. Festival 2025. O. Festival for Opera. Music. Theatre. developed an AI chatbot together with sound artist Sebastian Frisch to explore visions of the future. Emerging artists contribute creatively through voice and music, generating soundscapes and dialogues that will help shape the city opera Metropolis 2126 in 2026.
About the Artists
Emerging artist Edurne Ruiz Garcia, a contralto in training, participated in the Metropolis 2126 kickoff with a live improvisation session alongside sound artist Sebastian Frisch. In addition, students from the Albeda Theaterschool and ArtEZ Conservatory engaged creatively through the AI chatbot.
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Platform Member O. Festival for Opera. Music. Theatre.
The focus of O. Festival is on providing a platform for emerging young creators in the music theatre scene. This initiative includes a program segment dedicated to premiering newly composed works by young talents and showcasing graduation projects of promising students.
