Sviatoslav Avilov

Projects / Void

Void

Contemporary Opera · 2024 — Present
composition · sound sculpture · conducting

Contemporary opera in collaboration with librettist Leonardo Piana. Investigating alternative amplified acoustic instruments through custom sound sculptures developed with Lorenzo De Metrio and Giorgio Severin.

Second act premiered at Venice Art Night with visuals of the IndraSync art collective. Selected scenes premiered at CaminoControCorrente Contemporary Music Festival in 2026.

Materials

flute: Cristina Rosafio|bass clarinet, ethnic vocals: Cristina Scapol|trombone: Davide Commone|drums, accelerometric percussion: Francesco Inverno|cello: Davide Da Dalto|soprano: Minyoung Park|countertenor: Nico Liu Rundong|tenor: Luigi Ciriolo|baritone: Samy Timin|organ: Sebastiano Franz|sound engineering: Leonardo Zoleo|visuals: IndraSync – Lucia Paccanaro, Alessandro Zanetti|choreography: Cora Gasparotti|dancers: Silvia Pontecorvi, Diego Ottaviani, Elisa Carta Carosi

Venice Art Night — Act II Premiere

Palazzo Pisani, Venice
voices, instruments, electronics
composition · conducting

World premiere of Act II with visuals by the IndraSync art collective.

Instagram preview
Video forthcoming

CaminoControCorrente 2026 — Stage Premiere

Jun 2026 · Camino al Tagliamento
voices, instruments, electronics · sound sculptures
composition · conducting

Full stage premiere of scenes from the opera at the CaminoControCorrente Festival.