In partnership with Welsh National Opera

Al-Wasl Opera immersive teaser at Dubai Expo 2020

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An immersive behind-the-scenes teaser experience of the highly anticipated Al-Wasl Opera at Expo 2020 Dubai, in collaboration with Welsh National Opera (WNO), is on display at Expo 2020's Al-Forsan Park for the duration of the six-month Emirati fair, with the world's largest 360-degree projection screen in Al-Wasl Plaza also hosting the preview. 

Visitors can enter the three-minute showcase, titled Opera 360, every day from 10am to 10pm for an immersive visual and audio experience of how the cultural landmark celebrating thousands of years of UAE history, its achievements to date and its aspirations for the future is coming to life. The teaser is also being shown in the Al-Wasl dome every Wednesday and Sunday at 8.45pm until Wednesday 29 December.

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Tickets for the premiere of Al-Wasl Opera, from 16-19 December, are on sale now directly from the Dubai Opera House, where the show will be performed. Produced in collaboration with Welsh National Opera (WNO), the performance features over 100 artists and musicians, as well as a production team of 70 professionals, to combine the world's finest operatic talent, celebrating the Expo 2020 theme, 'Connecting Minds, Creating the Future'. 

Composed by Mohamed Fairouz, co-authored and written by Maha Gargash, directed by Sir David Pountney and Justin Brown, Al-Wasl translates as 'the connection' in English, and is the ancient name for Dubai. The connection here implies international cooperation, with Al-Wasl Opera showing how we must work together to channel Sustainability, one of the Expo's three sub-themes. 

Text, photos and video: Expo Dubai 2020.  

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