

CIVIC OPERA CREATIONS (COCREATIONS) is a producer for new innovative music theater and opera created in dialogue and thought exchange between communities and artists. In connection with new technologies and impulses from interdisciplinary scenes,we expand the traditional opera space and its narratives. Founded in Vienna in 2020, COCREATIONS builds bridges between traditional and new structures and creates new methods of cooperation and reference to establish opera as a representative part of the 21st century and a place for repeated encounters.
NEWS
OCTOBER 31, 2022
Patricia Martinez (1973-2022)
With great sadness, we mourn the loss of our friend and collaborator Patricia Martinez. The Argentinian composer and artist died last Saturday morning at the age of 49 in Buenos Aires. An endlessly creative artist, she opened realms to worlds unknown, doors for all who will come after her and dedicated herself to expanding what we define as and how we experience music and opera.
We dearly miss her as a passionate, decisive, boundary-pushing, intelligent and kind team member and dedicate ourselves to finish producing her last opera THE END OF THE WORLD.
Our thoughts go out to her family and friends,
Carmen C. Kruse, Leonora Scheib & the team of Civic Opera Creations
“Opera in a new way and most of all, current. An exciting project for all involved and a venture that led to amazing results!”
- Ö1 Zeit.ton about Civic Newsroom
PROJECTS IN DEVELOPMENT

European Kitchen Encounters
VR-BANIA
New music theater for Virtual Reality glasses. A collective search for a common culinary identity in the 21st Century.


M. Zwerger, C. Amann & C. Kruse
GREAT OPEN EYES
New Opera on the topic of grief and childloss for four singers, two conductors, and 35-musicians.


P. Martinez, G. Kiersz & C. Kruse
THE END OF THE WORLD
Augmented Reality Opera Walk for Hololens II.
New Opera making the historical invisible visible.


C. Smith
NOW THAT WE ARE PERSONS
An operatic deconstruction of genius for chamber ensemble, three performers and sound design.

PAST PROJECTS

COCREATIONS presents
CIVIC NEWSROOM
Four-day new works project that reflects on current civic issues in three micro operas.


Workshop-Series
CREATIONS*3
Annual workshop presentation featuring our current works in process.


SUPPORT COCREATIONS!
Join our COCREATIONS family as a friend, supporter or funder
and help bring our projects to live!
FRIEND
Become a COCREATIONS friend and receive discounted tickets for all our events, a signed program book of your choice, and regular insights into our process.
FUNDER
onetime donation
Find your name on our website and the production of your choice!
With a production donation over €500 you will find your logo/name in the program booklet, and receive special behind-the-scenes insights, such as a dinner with the composers or a special souvenir of the production.
SUPPORTER
Beecome a COCREATIONS supporter and receive reserved seats, signed program books of your choice, invitations to general rehearsals, and find your name on our website.
€125/year
€75/year
Bank details:

Account holder: Civic Opera Creations - Verein, Bank: Erste Bank Wien,
IBAN: AT 04 2011 1844 1661 3400, BIC/SWIFT: GIBAATWWXXX, BLZ: 20111.
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Thank you so much for your support!
THE TEAM
THE CO-FOUNDERS
TEAM
Gesa M. Kruse
Project Coordinator
Elisabeth Katzensteiner
Press Coordinator
Isabella Lieselotte Piskernik
Photography & Documentation
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Carmen C. Kruse
Artistic Director
Leonora Scheib
Creative Producer

SCHEDULE
13.06.23
Ferlach, Austria
Zurich, Switzerland
25.03.22 12:00
19.06.23
24.06.22 18:00
Ferlach, Austria
Zurich, Switzerland
25.03.22 19:00
03.06.23
21.06.23
25.06.22 15:00
Ferlach, Austria
CIVIC OPERA CREATIONS
Verein für Kunst, Kultur & Soziales
ZVR: 1792837722, Wien, Austria
CONTACT
Carmen C. Kruse, Artistic Director
ckruse(at)cocreations.eu
Leonora Scheib, Creative Producer
lscheib(at)cocreations.eu
Elisabeth Katzensteiner, Press Coordinator
elisabeth(at)wolkenlos-agentur.at
Gesa Maria Kruse, Project Coordinator
gkruse(at)cocreations.eu

(c) 2022 Civic Opera Creations, Verein für Kunst, Kultur & Soziales, ZVR: 1792837722, Austria