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OPERA America issues press releases to announce new initiatives, grant and award recipients, and other news about the organization and opera field.

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May 08, 2025
OPERA America Awards 2025 Marineau Opera Grants for Women Stage Directors and Conductors

The grants open doors for women artists by incentivizing professional opera companies of all sizes to engage women in key artistic...

Feb 19, 2025
OPERA America Awards $100,000 in Discovery Grants to Eight Women Composers

Grants totaling $100,000 will support the development of new opera and music-theater works by these exceptional women composers.

Feb 14, 2025
OPERA America Announces the Recipients of Opera RESPECTS Training Awards

The awards provide customized anti-harassment and civil workplace training for personnel, volunteers, and artists at professional opera...

Jan 22, 2025
OPERA America Selects Four Teams for the 2025 Robert L.B. Tobin Director-Designer Prize

The biennial prize recognizes promising stage directors and designers whose ingenuity brings operatic work to life for contemporary...