OPERA America announces the 2022 recipients of Repertoire Development Grants

Written By Allison Stratton

Nine Companies Receive a Total of $225,000 to Develop Eight New American Operas 

February 7, 2022 (New York) —

OPERA America is pleased to announce the recipients of the 2022 Repertoire Development Grants: American Lyric Theater (New York, NY); Beth Morrison Projects (New York, NY); Houston Grand Opera (Houston, TX); Lyric Opera of Chicago (Chicago, IL); MassOpera (Salem, MA); Opera Theatre of Saint Louis (St. Louis, MO); Pensacola Opera (Pensacola, FL) and OperaDelaware (Wilmington, DE); and Virginia Opera (Norfolk, VA). A total of $225,000 was awarded to eight projects (see below) by these nine companies.

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American Lyric Theater

Splintered — A Nutcracker Adventure
Composers Justine F. Chen and Jorge Sosa
Librettist Lila Palmer

Inspired by E.T.A. Hoffmann’s testament to childhood imagination, “The Nutcracker and Mouse King,” Splintered — A Nutcracker Adventure is being developed by American Lyric Theater as a branched-narrative opera featuring a libretto by Lila Palmer and score by Justine F. Chen and Jorge Sosa. ALT is working with Gamiotics, a software company that specializes in live, interactive entertainment to develop the user experience that is integral to the realization and production of the opera.

Allison Stratton https://allisonstratton.com
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