The Creation

Bridging the gap between art and science

The name Kevin Barz is no doubt familiar to Nancy audiences: a few seasons ago, this young German director was responsible for the first part of Nancy Opera Xperience. He transformed the city into a giant opera house, performing operatic scenes under bus stops, in the Musée des Beaux-Arts, in a bowling alley or a laundromat. He returns with this no less original project. Taking Haydn's oratorio as a challenge to creationists, he rereads Genesis through the prism of our current knowledge of the history of the universe since the Big Bang: with light as the common thread, he sketches out a salutary reflection, at a time when the fight against fake news is becoming a daily sport.

In direct confrontation with the libretto and Haydn's music, which exalts divine creation, it highlights the scientific discoveries of the last 2,500 years and shows how the universe, the Earth and mankind actually came into being. We go back to the beginnings of the universe, and meet illustrious scientists who will be interpreted by the Opéra national de Lorraine choir.

We invite you to discover the identities of the scientists on stage by clicking here.

What's more, the Opéra will be delighted to welcome an android-robot, a humanoid with lifelike facial expressions and gestures, who will be making an appearance on stage! He's one of the world's most advanced robots in this field.

Then the sacred rays dispelled
the darkness of sinister night.The Creation

Discover The Creation in the metaverse

This Creation will be one of the first operas to be hosted live in virtual reality in the Metaverse on the Sansar platform. For those who can't make it to the Opéra to see the show in the main auditorium, all four performances will be accessible live via this platform from a simple computer or through VR (Virtual Reality) headset. Once you've entered this universe, you'll be able to interact with other users, just like on a social network, whether in the main auditorium or in the virtual Foyer, modeled in 3D . 

Connecting to Metaverse: First and foremost, you need a Windows computer (Sansar is not Mac-compatible) with at least 8 GB of storage space and a minimum 4GB graphics card. You'll find connection instructions in the following tutorial.