OPERA America has announced the 2024 recipients of its Discovery Grants for Women Composers program. This year’s winners include Jasmine Arielle Barnes for “She Who Dared,” Sivan Eldar for “Nine Jewelled Deer,” Whitney George for “NO MAN’S LAND,” Rebecca Gray for “BUS Opera,” Elizabeth Hoffman for “On Circe,” Sultana Isham for “Rogue Objects,” and Dina Maccabee for “Roses Are Blue.” {…}

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 {…}