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OPERA America Announces Winners of the 2024 Awards for Digital Excellence in Opera
The awards celebrate recent projects that expand the range of opera’s storytelling and reach through digital media.
OPERA America's Understanding Opera’s New Audiences Research Report Uncovers Key Findings
A yearlong research study into the motivations, experiences, and barriers faced by new opera audiences nationwide.
OPERA America Announces 18 Participants for 2025 Leadership Intensive
The Intensive offers participants an extended professional development experience that builds their leadership capacity and advances...
OPERA America Announces the Retirement of President/CEO Marc A. Scorca
Scorca will step down from his role at the end of December 2025 after 35 years of dedicated leadership and service to the opera field.
OPERA America Announces 2024 Opera Hall of Fame Inductees
Seven exemplary artists, administrators, and advocates will be inducted into the Opera Hall of Fame at OPERA America Salutes Awards...
OPERA America Announces 2024 National Opera Trustee Recognition Awards
The awards honor outstanding trustees of North American opera companies for their exemplary leadership and service on behalf of their...
OPERA America Awards $100,000 to Support Opera by Women at Five Opera Companies
The grants promote the development of new works by women and bring visibility to women composers in the field.
OPERA America Announces New Board Chair and Key Staff Appointments
Lee Anne Myslewski steps into a new role on the Board and two esteemed staff members, Jamelah Rimawi and Megan Carpenter, receive...
OPERA America Awards Kelley Rourke the 2024 Campbell Opera Librettist Prize
Established in 2021 by acclaimed librettist Mark Campbell, the Prize supports the creative development and career advancement of the...
OPERA America Announces Participants of the 2024‒2025 Mentorship Program for Opera Leaders of Color
The yearlong Mentorship Program provides mentees with guidance and support from veteran BIPOC arts administrators.
OPERA America Awards Fifth Annual IDEA Opera Grants to Three Projects by Nathan Felix and Anita Gonzalez, Danielle Olana Jagelski and Rhiana Yazzie, and Jorge Sosa
The grants support composers and librettists in the development of new operatic works and the advancement of their careers.
OPERA America Awards $100,000 in Discovery Grants to Seven Women Composers
The grants will support the development of new opera and music theater works by these exceptional composers.
OPERA America Welcomes Eight New Members to Its Board of Directors
OPERA America’s Voting Members elected distinguished leaders for three-year terms.
OPERA America Announces OperaFest LA: A Week-Long Festival Showcasing Los Angeles's Innovative & Diverse Approaches to Opera
Seven opera companies offer innovative productions, premieres, workshops, and screenings from June 1-8, 2024, in Los Angeles.
OPERA America Extends Service at Its National Opera Center Through 2042
With 10-year lease extension, OPERA America's National Opera Center will offer consistent service to the opera and arts sectors in...
OPERA America Awards 2024 Opera Grants for Women Stage Directors and Conductors
Ten opera companies awarded for appointing women artistic leaders to upcoming productions.
OPERA America Announces $195,000 in Awards for NYC Opera Grants: Support for Small-Budget Companies
Grants help ten small New York City opera companies innovate, produce, and engage audiences and their communities.
OPERA America Announces the Recipients of 2024 Repertoire Development Grants
OPERA America announces the seven recipients of its 2024 Repertoire Development Grants.
OPERA America Launches “Studio Happy Hours” Rates Starting at $5/Hour For Vocal, Instrumental, and Theatrical Rehearsal Rentals at Its National Opera Center
OPERA America launches Studio Happy Hours, a new initiative providing budget-friendly rehearsal space at its National Opera Center in...