The National Opera Association (NOA) will return to Boston, Massachusetts, for its 2026 National Conference, scheduled for Jan. 7–10, 2026. The conference will carry the theme “Bold Voices, Boundless Futures” to coincide with the 30th anniversary of NOA’s Legacy Project. “Bringing NOA’s 71st Annual National Conference to Boston as our nation marks its 250th anniversary offers a powerful moment to {…}
The National Opera Association (NOA) has announced that at its 70th National Conference it will join forces with the National Association of Teachers of Singing (NATS), Savannah College of Art and Design (SCAD), and other Savannah Arts Organizations. NOA+NATS 2025 Conference offerings include artistic discussions with NOA’s president Isaí Jess Muñoz and NATS’ president Alexis Davis Hall along with industry {…}
(Photo credits: Niebuhr, Steiner, Marshall Light Studio, © Chuck Thomas 2012) The National Opera Association’s 69th annual national conference is scheduled for Jan. 3-6, 2024 at in Tempe, Arizona. The conference kicks off with a performance of “Sanctuary and Storm” by Tawnie Olson and Roberta Barker, the winner of the 2023 Chamber Opera Competition. Jake Heggie will give the Keynote {…}
The Dominick Argento Chamber Opera Competition announced the opening of its 2023-24 application. The two-year chamber opera competition is designed for new works to be performed in college, university, conservatories, and young artist programs. In the first year, composers submit scores, and from there three finalists are chosen to have excerpts from those operas presented at the National Opera Association {…}
The National Opera Association has announced the winners for its 2020-21 Opera Production Competition. This year’s competition was divided into eight divisions based on Undergraduate and Graduate levels. A total of 12 awards were given. There was a tie for first place in Division I. Winners include Moores School of Music – University of Houston’s production of “A Hand of {…}
The National Opera Association has launched the Dominick and Carolyn Bailey Argento Fellowships, two new fellowship programs to support graduate studies in opera composition and vocal performance. Through an endowment provided by Argento and his wife, soprano Carolyn Bailey, two recipients will gain full tuition and living expenses, up to $50k per year each. Applications will be accepted through October {…}
