CO2 is an Italian opera by Giorgio Battistelli which premiered at La Scala on May 16, 2015. It is based on Al Gore's documentary An Inconvenient Truth,Dammann, Guy, "How do you write an opera? Aldebergh has the answer", The Guardian (November 6, 2009)Druckenbrod, Andrew (June 03, 2008). "An inconvenient opera? Gore goes operatic." Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. and Gore was initially a character in the opera. The libretto, primarily in English but containing passages in other languages, was written by Robert Carsen, who directed the production, and Ian Burton.
Works with similar themes Anthropocene (opera) 2019 by Stuart MacRae Auksalaq (opera) 2012 by Matthew Burtner
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