The American Opera Project and the NYU Tisch School of the Arts has announced “Undiscovered Countries.” The series, which will world premiere on Dec. 2, 2021, features three 30-minute filmed operas written during 2020. First up will be Willem Oosthuysen and Tristen Moseley’s “Eternal Rest,” which sees a horse-headed priest leading a Catholic Requiem. I-Chen Wang directs. Next up is {…}
(Image Source: The American Opera Project) This September, The American Opera Project will launch their 33rd season with music from five new operas in an outdoor concert, titled “C&V Scene and Heard 2021.” The concert will showcase works from emerging composers: “Marble House,” by Matt Frey; “Simone de Beauvoir at the Museum,” by Alaina Ferris; “28th Ave” by Michael Lanci; {…}
The American Opera Project has announced the second event in their partnership with The Center for Fiction on “Note/Books.” The series features libretto readings with musical excerpts of new operas that are inspired by contemporary novels and launched on March 11, 2020. May 13 will see an early look at “The Night Falls,” a dance-driven work that blends movement, opera, {…}
*** Written in collaboration with Francisco Salazar.*** The New York Opera Festival has announced its 2021 lineup, which will take place virtually in light of continued concerns over COVID-19. The New York Opera Fest will present a Kick-Off Event and NYOA Service Awards. The virtual event will feature both live and pre-recorded performances from New York City’s opera companies. In {…}
The American Opera Project has announced the return of its “Composers & the Voice Program” for the 2021-23 season. The program, which is created by Artistic Director Steven Osgood, will select six composers and three librettists for two-year, tuition-free fellowships. Applications are open until April 1 with the fellowships announced by July 1, 2021. The company also announced that there {…}
The American Opera Project (AOP) will present the second installment of “Music as the Message: Sing Me to the End of Love” on February 14 at 4:00 p.m. EST. The event is free with goodwill donations accepted and will stream on Zoom through AOPTV. EMMY® Award-winning soprano and “Music as Message” (MaM) creator, Adrienne Danrich, will host a performance involving {…}
The American Opera Project has unveiled “fermata,” a virtual benefit concert slated for Dec. 6, 2020. The showcase will feature soprano Angel Blue and producer Charles Jarden as they are honored for their contributions to the world of opera and their communities. Blue, who is one of the most renowned opera artists in the world and is a frequent performer {…}
The American Opera Project (AOP) announced the streaming of “First Glimpse,” a video album of 20 songs composed during the first year of AOP’s 2019-2020 cycle of Composers & the Voice, a two-year, tuition-free fellowship for composers and librettists that provides experience writing for the voice and opera stage. Originally conceived as a live performance scheduled for May 2020, “First {…}
The American Opera Project has announced that it will receive the New Music USA Project Grant for “The Night Falls.” The work, which is billed as a dance-driven combination of opera, dance, and musical theater, will be choreographed and directed by Troy Schumacher and features music by Ellis Ludwig-Leone. Karen Russell will provide the book and lyrics for the work. {…}
The American Opera Project has received a $35,000 award from the Howard Gilman Foundation. The funding is intended to help the company with its general operations throughout the 2020-21 season. Throughout the COVID-19 crisis, the American Opera Project has delivered online content in the form of the original series “Lean on Me” as well as streams of world premiere productions {…}
The American Opera Project has been awarded $9,000 by OPERA America’s Opera Grants for Female Composers: Commissioning Grants. The grant will be used toward the commissioning of “Precipice,” a new work by Rima Fand. “Precipice” is an object theatre/chamber opera that tells the story of one woman’s struggle to find her authentic voice in American’s mountain west. Fand is a {…}