OPERA America has announced the recipients of the 2026 Discovery Grants from its Opera Grants for Women Composers program. The Grants totaling $100,000 will support the development of new opera and music-theater works. In addition to cash awards, OPERA America will provide travel support and free registration for the 2026 Discovery Grant recipients to attend its 2026 and 2027 Opera {…}
(Photo credit: Christophe-Abramowitz) Throughout time, women have routinely been at the bad end of the deal when it came to composing, performing, or really anything that has to do with music. However, as we now know that didn’t mean women composers, performers, critics, and everything in between didn’t exist. Actually, the opposite! Composers like Hildegard von Bingen, Barbara Strozzi, Clara {…}
Hailing from Rovaniemi in Finland, Outi Tarkiainen has established herself as a remarkable curator of the human voice and a commander of instrumental color. Being featured on programs and concert venues all across the world, from the United Kingdom, USA, and Japan, Tarkiainen has a unique ability to see music as oscillating hues and colors. Striking the soul with audiences wherever {…}
(Credit: Royal Opera House) On Oct. 5, 2021, the Jette Parker Young Artists Programme will kick off their “Meet the Young Artists Week 2021,” celebrating 20 years of the acclaimed program. Among the events are two “Jukebox” concerts on Oct. 5 and 8, with the artists performing three contrasting pieces and the audience able to vote for their favorites. Selections {…}
