Partners from across Europe
Meet the consortium
OperaLand is the persistent virtual world platform being built and operated as part of VOPUS. It is a shared online space accessible across everyday devices rather than requiring specialist equipment - where people can experience opera, take part in performances and events, and contribute to research on how virtual worlds affect culture and community.
Opera brings together music, drama, design, and community, often on a grand scale, and often behind real barriers of cost, geography, and familiarity. That makes it an ideal test case.
Experience opera performances and events inside a shared virtual space.
Take part in performances in virtual worlds and become part of the action.
Contribute your own ideas and creativity to how opera is staged and shared.
Help build the evidence base on how virtual worlds affect culture and community.
Operaland is designed for everyday devices, including phones, tablets, and computers - not just VR headsets. Accessibility features such as captioning and sensory options are being built in from the start, so more people can take part on their own terms.
A visual walkthrough of the platform will appear here as it takes shape.
One opera house begins bringing elements of a production into OperaLand.
A second house joins, combining content and audiences within OperaLand.
Several opera houses converge within OperaLand at once.
VOPUS - Virtual World Opera for Participation, Unity, and Social Cohesion.
A Horizon Europe research project.
Funded by the European Union. Views and opinions expressed are those of the author(s) only and do not necessarily reflect those of the European Union or the European Research Executive Agency (REA). Neither the European Union nor the granting authority can be held responsible for them.