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The AEC plays a central role in the ROLE project, bringing expertise in Higher Music Education and international collaboration. Through its communication and dissemination efforts, AEC ensures that the project’s activities reach a wide European and international audience, fostering engagement and inspiring a new generation of opera artists and enthusiasts.

Lights, cameras, action! ROLE’s film-opera journey is underway in Padua. Captured through the lens of Jarek Jarosz, the shooting days bring Mozart’s Così fan tutte into a fresh cinematic light, blending theatre and film while giving students and teachers an innovative stage.

On 3 September 2025, filming began for ROLE’s reinterpretation of Mozart’s Così fan tutte. Students and teachers from Padua, Ghent, Madrid, and Bratislava joined forces on set, bringing opera from stage to screen. Blending dialogue and selected scenes, the production explores where art and life intertwine, marking a bold step in reimagining opera for new audiences.

KASK & Conservatorium in Ghent (HOGENT – Howest) is a hub for contemporary music and performing arts, combining tradition with digital innovation. As a ROLE project partner, it champions creative approaches to opera, ensuring heritage meets modern audiences while fostering student engagement, international collaboration, and the development of new educational and outreach initiatives.

The ROLE project has officially started. On 29–30 May 2025, the kick-off meeting took place in Padua, hosted by the Conservatorio Statale di Musica Cesare Pollini.

The Conservatorio Statale di Musica Cesare Pollini in Padua, the leading partner in the ROLE project, is one of Italy’s oldest and most respected music conservatories. With a rich history of musical education, it plays a key role in the project’s mission to preserve and innovate opera through digitisation and film-opera production. Its expertise in music history and education ensures the success of ROLE, bridging tradition and modernity in the world of opera and education.

The ROLE project unveils its official logo and brand identity, blending classical elegance with modern cinematic storytelling. The design features strong serif typography, symbolising opera's heritage, while the integrated film reel within the "O" highlights its connection to audiovisual media. Created by Spanish graphic designer María Fornieles, the logo ensures a dynamic, adaptable, and memorable visual presence for the project’s innovative approach to opera education.

The first online meeting of the ROLE project, funded by the European Union, took place with partners from the Conservatorio Statale di Musica Cesare Pollini and AEC. Updates on the website development and communication strategy were shared. All materials will be officially presented at the kick-off meeting in Padua on 29–30 May 2025. Partners confirmed next steps and expressed enthusiasm for the work ahead.