The American Opera Project

It's finally here!!! Applications are available for the 11th cycle of The American Opera Project's Composers & the Voice fellowship program for composers and librettists. Deadline for submission is April 1, 2021. This only happens once every two years, so get your application TODAY!... www.aopopera.org/composers-voice #opera #composer #librettist #training #friendsofaop #music

This time has confirmed that I’m a musician to the core, says Tong. I want and need to play music. See what #friendofAOP, Melissa Tong has to say about the effects of the pandemic on her life as a musician. BONUS! The photo used in this article is Melissa recording her part of AOP's 2020 Working Women Project. The arts will survive, friends. You've got this.... https://www.latimes.com//one-year-covid-anniversary-classi

We all need a break from collectively thinking about math and counting today, so #treatyoself! We’ve dropped our Teachable Moments group of new songs TODAY- DON'T MISS THEM! Visit www.aopopera.org/first-glimpse-2020 to watch them all! Wk 3 - #teachablemoments... Alaina Ferris Tony Solitro John de los Santos Justine Aronson, soprano Jasmine Muhammad Augusta Caso Mila Henry Chris Comfort Misja van den Burg Kelsey Strauch Steven Osgood Mila Henry Matt Gray Composers & The Voice is made possible in part by a generous multi-year award from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation . . #friendsofaop #firstglimpsefriday #firstglimpsefridays #artsong #getyourglimpseon #composersandthevoice

What are we up to??? #weirdos #butstillprofessionalbecausetuxedos #boss

We know that today is stressful. But whether today, tomorrow, this week or always, we are here to remind you that we're all in this together. Join AOP and creator/host Adrienne Danrich, Soprano this Sunday, November 8th at 4pm EST for the first episode of Music as the Message: OF THEE I DREAM, an online musical celebration for everyone to lift up their voices toward healing, laughter, joy, inspiration and most importantly, community. Streamed live and themed around current ev...ents, national holidays, inclusivity and positivity, Adrienne and her MaM Choir will lead guests through a program of uplifting songs and spoken word, encouraging participants to sing along from the comfort of their own homes. Following this musical catharsis, the audience is welcome to reflect in a safe and respectful space, or listen in support of their fellow attendees. EPISODE 1: OF THEE I DREAM, CREATING A BRIDGE On the Sunday after the Election, Adrienne and a stellar cast (featuring -- Chabrelle Denise Williams, Jasmine Muhammad, Katie McGrath, Nicole Mitchell, Patrice P. Eaton, Mezzo Soprano , La'Shelle Allen , Bernard Holcomb , Eric McKeever Baritone , Paul An and Scott Tomlinson) will gather to present poetry and songs in styles ranging from Classical, Jazz, R&B, and Hymns. Creative team includes: Adrienne Danrich, creator & host Kimille Howard, series producer Jascha Narveson , audio engineer Mila Henry, music director & pianist Music as the Message is presented by The American Opera Project. Free to the public, goodwill offerings accepted. Presented through AOPTV. THIS EVENT IS HELD ON ZOOM www.aopopera.org/music-message #inclusivity #music #love #friendsofaop #healing #community

Pre-election day jitters? Don't fret! We've got you covered!!! Join The American Opera Project TONIGHT, November 2nd at 9pm for a SPECIAL EDITION of our Working Women: Songs of Suffering & Suffrage, focused on the Women's Suffrage Movement. Tickets are free -click below to reserve your spot!... Special guests include: Mila Henry, Host and Artistic Director of AOP Kathryn Bostic, Composer Jasmine Muhammad, Soprano Eve Gigliotti, Mezzo-soprano Lori Phillips, Soprano Jessica Rudman, Composer Tony Solitro, composer Alice Eve Cohen, Librettist See you there! #suffrage #womenssuffrage #friendsofaop #election #vote #culturefromhome #meetopera

It's a Halloween themed #firstglimpsefriday ... well, sort of. We've dropped our Angels & Demons group of new songs TODAY- you do NOT want to miss these. Visit www.aopopera.org/first-glimpse-2020 to watch them all! Wk 2 - #angelsanddemons... Mary Prescott Amanda Hollander Jessica Rudman, Composer Michael Lanci Kendra Leonard Timothy Stoddard Augusta Caso Mila Henry Kelly Horsted Chris Comfort Misja van den Burg Kelsey Strauch Steven Osgood Mila Henry Matt Gray Composers & The Voice is made possible in part by a generous multi-year award from the The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation. #friendsofaop #firstglimpsefriday #firstglimpsefridays #artsong #getyourglimpseon #composersandthevoice

If you haven't checked out OPERA America 's new website, you're missing out! Thanks for including @aopopera (and Jorell Williams, baritone) in your webpage banner - and if you visit the desktop version of the site, you'll see Briana Elyse Hunter hiding out on the other side of the photo, too! Steven Pisano... #meetopera #culturefromhome #asoneopera #operaathome #friendsofaop

#caseofthemondays ? Don't miss these 4 amazing videos that are available for FREE until our next #firstglimpsefriday, coming up in 4 days! LINK IN BIO!... Wk 1 - #loveem Matt Frey Daniel J Kushner Michael Lanci Sokunthary Svay Jessica Rudman, Composer Amanda Hollander Jasmine Muhammad Timothy Stoddard Augusta Caso Mila Henry Kelly Horsted Chris Comfort Misja van den Burg Kelsey Strauch Steven Osgood Mila Henry Matt Gray #yeswesaiddrop #composersandthevoice #creditthelibrettist #classicalmusic #artsong #getyourglimpseon #andthecategoryisloveem Composers & The Voice is made possible in part by a generous multi-year award from the @mellonfdn@

HAPPY WORLD OPERA DAY!!! Get your #firstglimpse at aopopera.org/first-glimpse-2020, starring 4 FREE vids for a week and stay tuned for more songs on the next 5 #firstglimpsefridays! Wk 1 - #loveem... Matt Frey Daniel Kushner Michael Lanci @svaysokun Jessica Rudman Amanda Hollander Jasmine Muhammad Timothy Stoddard Augusta Caso Mila Henry Kelly Horsted Chris comfort @strauchabout @dacowboyalfine Steven Osgood Mila Henry Matt Gray #yeswesaiddrop #worldoperaday #composersandthevoice #creditthelibrettist #classicalmusic #artsong #getyourglimpseon #andthecategoryisloveem Composers & The Voice is made possible in part by a generous multi-year award from the @mellonfdn.

We've got your evening plans all worked out for you! A Storm Called Progress, an original chamber opera is premiering TONIGHT- don't miss it! #friendofaop Diane Machin (one of our fabulous directors for The NYU/Tisch Opera Lab during Spring 2018), directs A Storm Called Progress, which is about global sustainabity, personal and systemic transformation. Livestream available tonight, 24 October, 7:00 PM MDT... Q&A Session begins at 8:00 PM MDT Zoom Question & Answer Link: https://usu-edu.zoom.us/j/89909526479 Meeting: ID: 899 0952 6479 Password: Opera2020 @dancemachin98 @violin_laurana @k_barker_214 To learn more about the project, visit: www.astormwecallprogress.com

If you didn't join an opera-singing drag queen amongst a flotilla of canoes in a polluted canal in order to encourage voting, HAVE YOU DONE ENOUGH? #vote #thevoteboat #voteearly #gowanus #operaeverywhere #opera #meetopera #canoe #canalretentive #drag #dragqueen @shequidahall @gowanusdredgers @nyculture

Working Women: Songs of Suffering and Suffrage is an online concert tour that features three Songs of Suffrage presented alongside excerpts from the chamber opera Letters That You Will Not Get: Women's Voices from the Great War, connecting the women of World War I, the women who fought for suffrage, and the women of today through the power of song, using archival footage alongside documentary-style music videos by filmmaker Lesley Steele. This SPECIAL EDITION highlights S...ongs of Suffrage, a trio of art songs by Kathryn Bostic, Jessica Rudman and Tony Solitro & Alice Eve Cohen that commemorate the 2020 Women's Suffrage Centennial and acknowledge the complex history of the fight for progress. Join our creators and performers as they discuss the importance of conversation and collaboration, not to mention how to create a music video amidst a pandemic. And don’t forget to VOTE! See more

Huang Ruo's Paradise Interrupted (an AOP-developed work) was premiered at the Spoleto Festival in 2015 (with excerpts performed at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York earlier that same year), including a performance by superstar John Holiday. We’re glad to see that John Legend has finally joined the #johnholidayfanclub the more the merrier! #friendsofaop #operarules #countertenor #johnholiday #johnlegend #TheVoice... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KM5dJQXxdIY

Join us TOMORROW for #FirstGlimpseFridays, when we'll drop the first set of videos from the '19-21 class of @composersandthevoice! Get ready to get your glimpse at aopopera.org/first-glimpse-2020 #yeswesaiddrop #composersandthevoice #creditthelibrettist #classicalmusic #artsong #getyourglimpseon #andthecategoryisloveem... Wk 1 - #loveem @mattfreynyc @lancimichael @jessicacomposer @amaholla @svaysokun @jmsoprano @ptim_the_p_is_silent_ Augusta Caso @myohmyitsmila Kelly Horsted @chriscomfortphotos @strauchabout @dacowboyalfine @srosgood @myohmyitsmila @graymatters723 Composers & the Voice is made possible in part by a generous multi-year award from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.