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OPERA America Grants $300,000 to 14 Companies to Test Audience Retention Strategies
A/B Testing Grants incentivize opera companies to generate fieldwide learning through carefully designed tests of newcomer retention...
OPERA America Announces 2025 Opera Hall of Fame Inductees
Nine exemplary artists, administrators, and advocates will be inducted into the Opera Hall of Fame at OPERA America Salutes Awards...
OPERA America Announces 2025 National Opera Trustee Recognition Awards
Recognizing outstanding trustees of North American opera companies for their exemplary leadership and service.
OPERA America Announces 2025–2026 Board of Directors Led by Chair Lee Anne Myslewski
Grammy Award-winning bass-baritone Ryan Speedo Green joins OPERA America's Board of Directors.
OPERA America Announces Participants of the 2025–2026 Mentorship Program for Women Administrators
Rising opera administrators are paired with industry leaders to develop plans for their professional growth.
OPERA America Awards $135,000 to Support Commissions of Women Composers at Five Opera Companies
The grants promote the development of new works by women and bring visibility to women composers across the field
OPERA America Awards $180,000 In Civic Practice Grants To Seven Professional Company Members
Civic Practice grants support company initiatives that deliver greater public value through authentic, mutually beneficial...
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...
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.
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...
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...