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AOP Board Member News: Performances, Accolades, and the Passing of a Leader

AOP Board Member News: Performances, Accolades, and the Passing of a Leader

American Opera Projects, AOP organizational news, Darkling, Friends of AOP, The Wanton SublimeThe American Opera ProjectOctober 30, 2018Anna Rabinowitz, Anthony Roth Costanzo, board members, Coco Lazaroff

AOP alum George Lam named Chautauqua Opera Company's newest Composer-in-Residence

American Opera Projects, AOP organizational news, Composers & the Voice, Friends of AOPThe American Opera ProjectDecember 19, 2017Chautauqua Institution, Chautauqua Opera, Chautauqua Symphony Orchestra, commissions, composer-in-residence, Young Artist Program

Chautauqua Opera Company and AOP announce Gity Razaz as 2017 Composer-in-Residence

American Opera Projects, AOP organizational news, Composers & the Voice, Friends of AOPThe American Opera ProjectFebruary 6, 2017Chautauqua Opera Company, commissions, composer-in-residence, Iranian, Young Artist Program

Three new operas developed by American Opera Projects to premiere in early 2017

American Opera Projects, AOP on the Road, AOP organizational news, As One, Composers & the Voice, Friends of AOP, Independence Eve, Summer King, Three Way, World PremieresThe American Opera ProjectJanuary 17, 2017Brooklyn, development, First Chance, Nashville Opera, opera, Pittsburgh Opera, Urban Arias, world premiere

Composer and AOP Founding Board Member Richard Peaslee (1936-2016)

American Opera Projects, Friends of AOPThe American Opera ProjectOctober 11, 2016composer, obituary, Richard Peaslee, Sir Gawain and the Green Knight

UrbanArias to feature AOP operas LUCY and THE BLIND in upcoming season

UrbanArias to feature AOP operas LUCY and THE BLIND in upcoming season

Washington D.C.'s UrbanArias will present two AOP operas, Lucy and The Blind, as part of their 2016-17 season.

American Opera Projects, AOP on the Road, Friends of AOP, Lucy, Monodramas, Our Basic Nature, The Blind, UncategorizedThe American Opera ProjectJuly 26, 2016a cappella opera, blindfold, chimpanzee, immersive, in the dark, opera, premiere, senses, sensory experienceComment

Pittsburgh Opera announces AOP operas 'The Summer King' and 'As One' for their 2016/17 season

American Opera Projects, AOP on the Road, As One, Composers & the Voice, Friends of AOP, press releases, Summer King, World PremieresThe American Opera ProjectFebruary 26, 2016African-American history, baseball, contemporary, Negro Leagues, opera, Pittsburgh, transgender, world premiere

Hagoromo curtain call raises over $1,000 for Dancers Responding to AIDS

American Opera Projects, Friends of AOP, HagoromoThe American Opera ProjectNovember 20, 2015AIDS, artists, Broadway Cares, charity, curtain call, dance, fundraising

Lemuel Wade (1974-2014)

American Opera Projects, Companionship, Friends of AOP, Harriet Tubman, Summer KingThe American Opera ProjectJanuary 5, 2015cancer, director, gone too soon, opera

“LEGENDARY” Opera Scene Chosen From AOP Composer Training Program For Staged Performance

American Opera Projects, Composers & the Voice, Friends of AOP, LegendaryThe American Opera ProjectOctober 22, 2014contemporary opera, drag queen, Manhattan School of Music, Stonewall, student performances

Monodrama LUCY: A MEMORY OPERA examines thin line between man and ape in Milwaukee World Premiere

American Opera Projects, Friends of AOP, Monodramas, Our Basic Nature, World PremieresThe American Opera ProjectOctober 9, 2014anthropology, ape, chimpanzee, John Glover, Kelly Rourke, Lucy, Maurice Temberlin, Milwaukee Opera Theatre, REDSHIFT, world premiere

AOP PRODUCTIONS REACH NEW STAGES

American Opera Projects, AOP on the Road, As One, Friends of AOP, Heart of Darkness, The BlindThe American Opera ProjectSeptember 25, 2014Caine College of the Arts, Central City Opera, contemporary opera, Kelly Markgraf, Lera Auerbach, opera, Tarik O'Regan, Tom Phillips

MUSIC OF OPERA COMPOSER CONRAD CUMMINGS PRESENTED IN ONE-NIGHT-ONLY CONCERT

American Opera Projects, Composers & the Voice, Friends of AOP, Golden Gate, press releases, World PremieresThe American Opera ProjectAugust 15, 2014opera, premiere, song cycle

Stephen Salters, Lori-Kaye Miller & More to Star in World Premiere of THE SUMMER KING at Merrill Auditorium, 5/8

American Opera Projects, AOP on the Road, Composers & the Voice, Friends of AOP, Summer King, World PremieresThe American Opera ProjectApril 3, 2014African-American history, baseball, Daniel Sonenberg, Jackie Robinson, Josh Gibson, Negro Leagues, opera, segregation, theatre, USM School of Music

Operamission To Present C&V Developed Work “Antinous and Hadrian”

American Opera Projects, Composers & the Voice, Friends of AOPThe American Opera ProjectAugust 6, 2013antinous and hadrian, Clint Borzoni, cory clines, creating the work, Edward Ficklin, Jennifer Peterson, operamission, queer urban orchestra, tommy wazelleComment

Tony winner Cady Huffman flaunts it in a benefit evening for AOP

American Opera Projects, Friends of AOPThe American Opera ProjectJune 3, 2013"Fort Greene", Brooklyn, Cady Huffman, fundraiser, opera vs music theater, Ryland Angel, Sequina DuBose, The Nance, The ProducersComment

AOP Awarded OPERA America grant to develop mobile app

American Opera Projects, AOP organizational news, awards, Friends of AOPThe American Opera ProjectMay 7, 2013Brooklyn, feedback, HERE Arts Center, Irondale Ensemble Project, Mark Morris Dance Group, mobile app, OPERA America, Opera Memphis, Opera On Top, performing arts, The Brick, Theatre for a New Audience, UrbanAriasComment

Najaya Royal Lives Her Dreams

American Opera Projects, Friends of AOP, I Hear America SingingThe American Opera ProjectMarch 26, 2012Adobe Youth Voices, Brooklyn, Brooklyn Cinderella, Celebration of Teaching & Learning, Najaya Royal, Songs from the F Train, Wes MooreComment

Young AOP Poet featured on Patch.com

American Opera Projects, Friends of AOP, I Hear America Singing, Press reviews and arti...The American Opera ProjectApril 6, 2011AOP, Brooklyn, Gilda Lyons, Nicole Mitchell, Songs from the F Train, Walt Whitman Project Comment

Lee Hoiby, 1926-2011

American Opera Projects, Friends of AOP, This Is the Rill SpeakingThe American Opera ProjectMarch 30, 2011AOP, composer, Lee Hoiby, operaComment