Imagine the year is 2092. You wake up in the morning, shower and eat breakfast as normal before sitting at your desk and putting a headset on. Then, in the blink of an eye, you complete your commute and find yourself sitting at your office desk instead. You chat to your colleagues, share your screen in meetings and go about your day, only pausing to take off your headset to eat or use the bathroom. This is the future of virtual work.
The success of the International Opera Awards is intellectual rigour
At the awards ceremony in Munich this year, a jury dug deep into the purpose of opera and its impact on society.