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Denyce Graves, Mark Campbell, Donnie Ray Albert Among OPERA America’s 2025 Opera Hall of Fame Inductees

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OPERA America has announced the 2025 Opera Hall of Fame Inductees. This year’s recipients include baritone and teacher Donnie Ray Albert, librettist and teacher Mark Campbell, mezzo-soprano and teacher Denyce Graves, arts leader and administrator Christopher Hahn, philanthropists and advocates Susan F. and William C. Morris, philanthropists and advocates Bernard and Barbro Osher, and arts administrator and director Francesca Zambello. {…}

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OPERA America Names 2025 National Opera Trustee Winners

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Opera America has announced its 2025 National Opera Trustee winners. This year’s winners include Jeffrey Cunard of Washington National Opera, Janet Farrell of IN Series, Erin Flannery of Experiments in Opera, Liz Kathman Grubow of Cincinnati Opera, and Mel Weingart of OPERA San Antonio. The award honors those who have displayed exemplary leadership and service on behalf of their organization. {…}

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OPERA America Names Recipients of 2025 Marineau Opera Grants for Women Stage Directors & Conductors

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OPERA America has announced its 2025 Marineau Opera Grants for Women Stage Directors and Conductors. The winners include Rebekah Heller for her work with American Opera Projects on “Barcelona, Map of Shadows; Chelsea Gallo, who will conduct “Carmen” at Dayton Performing Arts Alliance; Chía Patiño who will lead “The House on Mango Street” at The Glimmerglass Festival; Kaneza Schaal for {…}

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OPERA America Releases an Encouraging 2024 Annual Field Report

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OPERA America has released its 2024 Annual Field Report. These findings provide leaders in the field with a comprehensive overview of the financial health and productivity of opera companies in North America. The report is a tool for those working at and supporting opera companies to understand recent trends in the industry that underpin the operating landscape and to have {…}

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OPERA America Releases New Research Study on Opera Audiences Nationwide

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OPERA America has released new research findings in “Understanding Opera’s New Audiences.” The yearlong research study looked into the motivations, experiences, and barriers faced by new opera audiences nationwide in the years during and following the pandemic. The study draws on a survey of over 11,000 operagoers across 36 opera companies of all sizes, formats, and geographies in the United {…}

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OPERA America’s Marc A. Scorca Set to End his Tenure in December 2025

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OPERA America President and CEO Marc A. Scorca is stepping down from his position at the end of December 2025. Scorca was hired in 1990 by then-OPERA America Chair Ardis Krainik to lead the organization. He will shift to the role of Senior Fellow for one additional year after his successor takes over in January 2026. “Next year will mark {…}

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OPERA America Announces 2024 Opera Hall of Fame Inductees

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OPERA America named seven exemplary artists, administrators, and advocates to the Opera Hall of Fame as the class of 2024. The 2024 Opera Hall of Fame inductees are: Adele Addison, soprano and teacher Justino Díaz, bass-baritone and teacher Jake Heggie, composer and mentor Carol F. Henry, founding trustee and philanthropist Wayne Sanders, artist, pianist, and arts leader Sarah Billinghurst Solomon, {…}

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OPERA America Reveals 2024 National Opera Trustee Recognition Awards

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OPERA America unveiled its 2024 National Opera Trustee Recognition Awards. The recipients this year include Maria Lagios of Chicago Opera Theater, Claire Liu of Houston Grand Opera, William Miller of Opera Columbus, Leah Solat of Annapolis Opera, and Jennifer Suh Whitfield of HERE Arts Center. Meanwhile, the Association for Opera in Canada selected Tapestry Opera’s Brian James Dawson as the {…}

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Odaline de la Martinez’s Opera ‘Imoinda’ to be Featured at Opera America Showcase

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Pioneering female conductor and composer Odaline de la Martinez and Joan Anim Addo’s opera “Imoinda” will be included at Opera America showcase sponsored by the US League of Composers. The Cuba-born composer who now resides in the UK was the first female conductor to conduct at the Proms. She created her own ensemble Lontano and her own record label Lorelt {…}