Repertoire Development Grants
Repertoire Development Grants assist Professional Company Members and their partners in the development and production of new North American operas and music-theater works.
OPERA America’s multi-decade support of new work has helped make contemporary opera integral to the repertoire in communities across the country. Premieres have expanded beyond artistic events to become civic milestones. Through solo initiatives and multi-company consortia, Repertoire Development Grants continue to bring new voices and stories to the art form.
Repertoire Development Grants are supported by OPERA America’s Opera Fund, which was launched by the National Endowment for the Arts, with support from The Helen F. Whitaker Fund, Lee Day Gillespie, Lloyd and Mary Ann Gerlach, The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation, the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation, and The George Cedric Metcalf Charitable Foundation.
Grant Details
Repertoire Development Grants are offered biennially with awards of up to $35,000 for single applicants or up to $65,000 for consortium applicants.
Eligibility: OPERA America’s Professional Company Members based in the United States may apply.
Professional Company Member staff can log in to view grant guidelines and application deadlines. To learn about becoming a Professional Company Member, visit Organizational Membership.
For questions about applications or eligibility, contact us at Grants@operaamerica.org or 646.699.5236.
2022
Opera Company | Grant Project |
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American Lyric Theater | Splintered — A Nutcracker Adventure |
Beth Morrison Projects | Sybil on the Rhine |
Houston Grand Opera | The Tango Singer |
Lyric Opera of Chicago | The Factotum |
MassOpera | Caravana de mujeres |
Opera Theatre of Saint Louis | TBA |
Pensacola Opera and OperaDelaware | Fearless |
Virginia Opera | TBA |
Learn more about grant projects in the press release.
2019
Opera Company | Grant Project |
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The American Opera Project and Seagle Music Colony | Legendary |
Beth Morrison Projects | Adoration |
Houston Grand Opera | Intelligence |
Lyric Opera of Chicago | Three one-act operas (titles TBD) |
San Diego Opera | El último sueño de Frida y Diego |
Dallas Opera | The Diving Bell and the Butterfly |
Learn more about grant projects in the press release.
2017
Opera Company | Grant Project |
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American Opera Projects and Opera Parallèle | Today It Rains |
Beth Morrison Projects | Magda/Max |
Boston Lyric Opera | Schoenberg in Hollywood |
The Glimmerglass Festival | Blue |
Houston Grand Opera | The Phoenix |
Long Beach Opera | Five |
The Metropolitan Opera | Eurydice |
Minnesota Opera | The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane |
Opera Columbus | The Flood |
Opera Theatre of Saint Louis | Fire Shut Up in My Bones |
Learn more about grant projects in the press release.
2013
Opera Company | Grant Project |
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American Lyric Theater | JFK |
Beth Morrison Projects | Aging Magician |
Houston Grand Opera | Kynaston |
Lyric Opera of Chicago | Bel Canto |
Metropolitan Opera | Blizzard on Marblehead Neck |
Opera Philadelphia | Charlie Parker |
Opera Theatre of Saint Louis | Shalimar the Clown |
San Francisco Opera | Dream of the Red Chamber |
Washington National Opera at the Kennedy Center | An American Soldier |
Learn more about grant projects in the press release.