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Pandemic Opera (Hippocrates Cheng 2020)

Pandemic Opera (coined by Hippocrates Cheng, in 2020 September) Pandemic Opera (Hippocrates 2020)     What is pandemic opera?   --A new format of opera due to the pandemic since 2019  --A virtual opera presented online without geographical and time constraints    Concept   --A product of process produced during the pandemic era and its extended period featuring post-pandemic-phobia   --Concepts, subjects, stories, performance style, multimedia presentation related to the pandemic and its derivatives such as masks and hand sanitizer; and by-products such as COVID symptoms, social distancing, and a decrease in environment pollution  --A multimedia "recording" documenting the features and nature of the pandemic   --A collaborative effort contributed by a large group of people such as composers, librettists, singers, musicians, performance artists, and multimedia artists from around the world via virtual collaboration  --Unlimited number of performers   --Encourages collaboration