OperaVision has announced the winners of their #OperaHarmony series, as well as details on their upcoming September programming.

Running throughout August, #OperaHarmony presented 20 short, digital opera created by artists at home, with audiences voting for their favorite.

Winning first prize was “Essential Business,” by composer Judith Lynn, librettist Anna Pool, and baritone Will Liverman.

Second prize went to “A Life Reset,” by composer Dimitri Scarlato, librettist Laura-Jane Foley, and soprano Kirstin Sharpin.

Third prize was given to “The Den,” by composer Christopher Sclechte-Bond, librettist Fiona Williams, and soprano Jennifer Clark.

Two additional prizes were awarded o “Apart/mental” by Mary Birnaum and Anna Pool, and “How does a building sing” by Felipe Alarm and Ted Bosy.

#OperaHarmony was created by director Ella Marchment, who organized and oversaw the creation of these works, all of which are available for the next six months.

“#OperaHarmony started as my means to stay connected whilst entirely cut off from the profession that is both my job and hobby,” writes Marchment. “The result has been the establishment of a global community that collectively found a way – against the odds – to not only continue creating but in doing so discovered innovative new means in which to do so. It is a testament to the inventiveness, talent, drive, and creativity to those committed to opera globally, and a sign that in the time of crisis, there can still be hope for the future of this magnificent genre.”

With regards to the company’s September program, OperaVision will present a broadcast of the Lithuanian National Opera and Ballet’s 2020 production of Prokofiev’s “The Gambler” starting on Sept. 11. Vasily Barkhatov directs, starring Asmik Gregorian as Polina and Dmitrj Golovnin as Alexei.

On Sept. 18, the series continues with Christof Loy’s production of Weber’s “Euryanthe” at the Theater an der Wien in Vienna.

Sept. 22 will feature a recital by tenor Alexander Antonenko, held at Riga Castle in Latvia, and on the 25^th, soprano Marina Rebeka will perform in Latvia’s Rundale Palace.