The Opera America has announced the winners of the Robert L.B. Tobin Director-Designer Prize. The four winning teams are: The production of the “The Central Park Five” by Davis and Wesley. The award went to the hands of Bruno Baker, director; Chantelle Good, choreography; Frank J. Olivia, set design; Sabrina Bianca Guillaume, costume design; and Ginevra Lombardo, lighting design. The {…}
One week remains to register for Opera America’s Opera Conference 2021 which runs from May 10th, 2021 – May 27, 2021. The opera field will come together to discuss and address key opportunities as the industry rebuilds after devastating closures. The conference’s first week, “Artists at the Center” highlights significant innovations produced by individual artists during the pandemic. Opening Session {…}
Opera America will present “A Celebration of Daniel Catán” on April 30, 2021. The stream will feature a one-hour and 15-minute concert with performances by such artists as Ana María Martinez, Cecilia Violetta López, Richard Troxell, and Ramón Vargas. There will also be appearances by artists from the Ópera de Bellas Artes in Mexico City. The event will also feature {…}
OPERA America awarded the second cycle of IDEA Opera Grants (Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, and Access) to composer/librettist Damon Davis; and composer Liliya Ugay and librettist Sokunthary Svay. The winning teams receive a total prize of $25,000 along with high-quality video recordings of workshops, working performances for promotional use, a feature on OPERA America’s digital and social platforms, and in Opera {…}
Opera America has launched Opera Grants for Stage Directors and Conductors, an initiative for opera companies to hire women for key leadership roles while promoting gender parity across the artistic field. The grant, funded by the Marineau Family Foundation, will make a contribution of $ 10,000 to cover up to 50 percent of the fee of a female stage director or {…}
OPERA America has announced the inaugural participants of their new IDEA Opera Residencies (Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, and Access) program. Supported by the Katherine S. and Axel G. Rosin Fund of The Scherman Foundation, this initiative will allow NYC-based composers and librettists of color an opportunity to explore opera as an expressive medium. The first resident artists are composers Laura Jobin-Acosta {…}
Opera America has announced the winners of its Next Stage Grants program, in support of second performances, or subsequent productions of North American works. The grants were funded entirely by Gene Kaufman, Terry Eder-Kaufman, and New Vision for NYC Opera. Recipients will receive a total of $ 250,000 dollars, allowing producers the opportunity to adjust, edit, and refine works for {…}
Opera America has announced that it is committed to engaging the Biden-Harris Transition Team on several major issues essential for the arts community. In a press release, the organization noted that it has engaged the transition team during the current lame-duck session with increased FY2021 appropriations for all federal arts and cultural-related programs, as well as initiatives to provide more {…}
Opera America has announced the inaugural group of inductees to its Opera Hall of Fame, meant to recognize outstanding achievements of American artists, administrators, and advocates. The establishment of the Opera America Hall of Fame comes on the organization’s 50th anniversary, and celebrates the progress of the art form. The inductees are Patricia K Beggs, General Director Emerita of Cincinnati Opera; {…}
OPERA America has announced the 13 Professional Company Members who will receive a total of $980,000 in the fourth cycle of the organization’s Innovation Grants program. Recipients of a two-year grant are American Lyric Theater, Center for Contemporary Opera, The Glimmerglass Festival, IN Series, Michigan Opera Theatre, Opera Omaha, Opera Saratoga, Portland Opera, and San Diego Opera. Recipients of a {…}
Opera America has announced the launch of the Campbell Opera Librettist Prize. The prize was created and funded by renowned librettist Mark Campbell with the intention of awarding an American librettist “who demonstrates an exceptional talent for writing opera librettos and who exhibits the potential for making a substantial contribution to the opera literature.” The $5,000 award will be given {…}
