OPERA America has announced the six recipients of its Next Stage Grants program. In sum, the grants total $200,000. Among the winners are Chicago Opera Theater’s production of “Book of Mountains and Seas” by Huang Ruo; Los Angeles Opera’s “Highway 1, USA” by William Grant Still and Verna Arvey; New Orleans Opera’s “Blue” by Jeanine Tesori and Tazewell Thompson; Opera {…}

OPERA America has announced the departure of its chief programs officer. In an e-blast the company announced that Laura Lee Everett had been appointed to the role of executive director of the United States Institute for Theatre Technology (USITT). She will assume her new role starting on March 21, 2023. “I am thrilled to be joining the team at USITT,” {…}