Global Science Opera began in May 2014 as a collaboration between the European Commission's CREAT-IT project[2][3] and representatives of the following initiatives: Their idea for the first Global Science Opera production, "SkyLight", was proposed to the International Astronomical Union as an official initiative of the International Year of Light 2015.
Preparation took place between July 2014 and October 2015, based on a flat hierarchy infrastructure and the philosophy "Democracy, respect and friendship was, and will be, the heart of this community.
[13] The science opera was live-streamed by the 31 participating countries,[14] including schools, universities, art institutions and volunteers, and coincided with the final conference of the CREAT-IT project.
The chosen scientific theme was 'particle physics', with the opera exploring the science and discoveries of Higgs Boson, Neutrinos and Photons.
The 2017 Global Science Opera, Moon Village, will involve 25 countries[18] and was streamed online December 13.
The scientific topic for the 2021 Global Science Opera production is inspired by the UN's Decade of Ecosystem Restoration and supported by the UN's Environment Programme.