Organised in collaboration with Opera for Peace and their partners, and with the support of the European Investment Bank, the event explores music as a powerful tool for global innovation and social and economic impact. The roundtable discussion will be animated by arias performed with piano by Opera for Peace Artist, soprano Forooz Razavi, and will finish with a performance from 12 Opera for Peace Academy 2024 lyric artists coming from five continents.

Roundtable
Moderators
Mark Thatcher Professor of Politics of Cultural Heritage in Europe, Luiss University
Julia Lagahuzère Co-founder & General Director, Opera for Peace

Speakers
Fulceri Bruni Roccia Head of the Knowledge Programme at the European Investment Bank Institute
Jean-Philippe Thiellay President of Opera for Peace, Chairman & CEO of the Centre National de la Musique in France
Rosetta Cucchi Artistic Director of the Wexford Festival Opera in Ireland
Xolane Marman Stage Director, Social Entrepreneur & OFP Emerging Artist and Academy Participant

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