OPERA America has announced the recipients of its 2024 Repertoire Development Grants. In sum, these awards total $185,000.

American Lyric Theater received a grant for its upcoming production of “She Who Dared” by Jasmine Barnes and Deborah D.E.E.P. Mouton. Calgary Opera, in collaboration with Vancouver Opera, received a grant for Ian Cusson, Parmela Attariwala, and Yvette Nolan’s “Namwayut.”

Des Moines Metro Opera was given a grant for Damien Geter and Lila Palmer’s “American Apollo,” while Long Beach Opera received support for San Cha and McCall Cadenas’ “Asunción.” Also awarded were Opera Parallèle’s production of Carla Lucero and Jarrod Lee’s “Hello, Star;” Pittsburgh Opera’s (in consortium with Opera Santa Barbara, Intermountain Opera Bozeman, and Boston Conservatory) “Time to Act” by Laura Kaminsky and Crystal Manich; and The Santa Fe Opera’s “Interplanetary Opera (Working Title)” by Brent Michael Davids and Mary Kathryn Nagle.

“This investment in the development of new American opera is an investment in the future of the art form,” said Marc A. Scorca, president/CEO of OPERA America, in an official press statement. “These grants ensure the richness and diversity of the opera tradition can continue to evolve and captivate audiences now and in the future.”