Opera Grants for Women Composers: Discovery Grants support the development of new operas by women composers, advancing the important objective to increase gender parity and diversity across the field.
Donor Name: OPERA America
State: All States
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 09/20/2024
Size of the Grant: $10,000 to $100,000
Grant Duration: Grant Duration Not Mentioned
Details:
Discovery Grants support women composers in their exploration of opera as an artistic medium, providing funding for activities such as libretto readings, workshops, and working performances.
OPERA America believes that different perspectives, cultural histories, life experiences, and personal stories enrich the operatic repertoire. OPERA America is dedicated to supporting creators who reflect the diversity of the nation.
Purpose
Opera Grants for Women Composers: Discovery Grants support the exploration of opera as an artistic medium by women composers through such activities as:
- A Libretto Reading: a reading in which the devised literature is read aloud for evaluation.
- A Workshop: an informal performance of some or all of a work to obtain feedback on specific elements of the piece. Workshops might be performed with piano and/or instrumental accompaniment.
- Working Performance: a partial or full run-through of a work, with piano or instrumental accompaniment, to obtain feedback for the further development of the piece. An audience may or may not be present.
Funding Information
Opera Grants for Women Composers: Discovery Grants provide awards of up to $15,000.
Eligible Expenses
- Eligible expenses include but are not limited to:
- Vocalist, instrumentalist, and other performer fees;
- Music director/conductor;
- Dramaturg;
- Orchestrator, arranger, copyist;
- Stage director;
- Vocal coach;
- Sound designer;
- Rehearsal and workshop venue rental fees;
- Stage manager;
- Equipment rental (e.g., lighting, sound, instrumental cartage);
- Childcare and/or eldercare while creators are in rehearsal or workshop;
- Research materials (e.g., performance tickets, new work recordings, reference books);
- Living expenses for the composer of up the 30% of grant request; and
- Transportation and housing for personnel related to creative meetings, rehearsals, and performances. (Airfare is limited to coach class.)
- Other eligible expenses include but are not limited to:
- Costs incurred to create or prepare new musical materials, such as expanded or reduced orchestrations and copyist expenses for the creation of parts;
- Other specific expenses associated with the development of a new opera;
- Production design development; and
- Dynamic promotional materials.
Eligibility Criteria
Applicants must be women composers who have U.S. citizenship, permanent residence, or Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) status.
For more information, visit OPERA America.
