CO2 (opera)

{{Short description|2015 opera by Giorgio Battistelli}}

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{{Infobox opera

| name = CO₂

| genre = Opera

| composer = Giorgio Battistelli

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| librettist = Robert Carsen

| language = English

| based_on = {{Based on|An Inconvenient Truth}}

| premiere_date = {{Start date|2015|05|16|df=y}}

| premiere_location = La Scala

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CO₂ is an Italian opera by Giorgio Battistelli which premiered at La Scala on May 16, 2015.{{cite news|url=http://www.ft.com/intl/cms/s/0/491bb518-f7d6-11e4-8bd5-00144feab7de.html#axzz3aN5sq3LT|title=When opera takes on the big issues|work=Financial Times|date=11 May 2015|access-date=17 May 2015}}{{cite web|url=http://www.wqxr.org/#!/story/sense-and-sustainability-opera-house/|title=WQXR - New York's Classical Music Radio Station|work=wqxr.org|access-date=17 May 2015}} It is based on Al Gore's documentary An Inconvenient Truth,[https://www.theguardian.com/music/2009/nov/06/opera-suffolk-aldeburgh Dammann, Guy, "How do you write an opera? Aldebergh has the answer", The Guardian (November 6, 2009)]Druckenbrod, Andrew (June 03, 2008). [http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/08155/887040-386.stm "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.