Irish National Opera is excited to participate in HEAT, an EU-funded research project under the HORIZON Research and Innovation Actions. (Next Generation eXtended Reality – Project 101135637)
The project will provide real-world test cases for enhanced XR experiences including a blended learning experience, a theatre performance, a music festival performance and an opera performance.
In 2027 INO will present an operatic performance that aims to create a hybrid XR experience for in-person and remote audiences. In-person audiences will be able to experience remote performances on stage in real time through holographic rendering. These remote performances will form an integral part of the staging of the scene, performing and interacting in real time. Remote audiences will be immersed within hyper-realistic omnidirectional and navigable 3D spaces which replicate the live performance environment. They will get to experience the performance in real time and will have the ability to communicate with other audience members about the performance. The project will work with technologies such as point cloud/holographic imaging, multi-sensorial media and Social VR in a multi-user, feedback-enabled communication system.
The consortium brings together 15 organisations from across Europe including technical partners, academic institutions and cultural organisations. You can read more about the consortium here.
Stay up to date with all the latest news about the project’s progress via the HEAT website.
On a sunny day in May we travelled with our partners from the HEAT consortium to Mellifont Abbey to capture the beautiful12th century octagonal lavabo structure using volumetric capture technology. This moving location, steeped in history, will be used to create the virtual staging for the XR Opera pilot as part of the HEAT project in 2027.
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