Information is readily available, the Internet supplies knowledge to people, it provides communication and plays a major role in letting boundaries disappear, thereby becoming a global terrain. Virtopera was especially created for the internet, it brings different cultures together and thus becomes a global stage event. Cold Genius, a virtual-world figure, is confronted with feelings, passions and humanitarian ideals. Via interactive mode, the user can participate in the development of Cold Genius, thereby transforming Cold Genius as well as himself and his interaction with the medium Internet. At these Live-Events, that will be broadcasted on the Internet and so become part of the opera, musicians meet artists and perform together.
Users can talk to the artists and musicians and participate in the composition process of the opera.
They can send in musical ideas as well as texts which will be integrated in the opera. Under the lead of Eberhard Schoener and with participation of a world-wide audience, virtopra as an virtual piece of art will be completed by beginning of next year. Pop artist Peter Gabriel will discuss ethnic music with users in a Live-Chat and, together with the users and musicians in a virtual studio as well as in studios all over the world, will drive the creation of the opera through new texts and music contributions. The german composer and conductor Eberhard Schoener organized concerts, designed to appeal to the younger. His fifth opera, Virtopera, not only places the composition onto the Internet, but places the Internet as a main player and a major agent, by virtue of its virtual terrain, a virtual figure and other infinite possibilities.