AOP's NEA award to support our training programs has been terminated. Like so many arts organizations, AOP needs your support more than ever.
What are AOP Training Programs?
AOP's Composers & the Voice is a two-year, tuition-free fellowship for composers and librettists that provides experience writing for the voice and opera stage
The AOP-NYU/Tisch Opera Lab is a collaboration between AOP and the Graduate Musical Theatre Writing Program and Department of Design for Stage and Film at NYU Tisch School of the Arts (led by Randall Eng and Sam Helfrich).
Your contribution goes directly to the development process of new works by emerging artists transitioning between university and professional careers - AOP brings new operas to life with public performances, free to the neighborhoods in which they are produced: Brooklyn Museum, Fort Greene Park, Hudson Guild, International House, Stonewall Inn, and in Spring 2025, Woodlawn Cemetery's famous Woolworth Chapel.
2025 is the 10th anniversary of the AOP-NYU/Tisch Opera Lab. 73 short operas have been written by 112 composers & librettists, with 51 singers, 27 stage directors & music directors, and 54 designers.
L: Yoojin Lee in "Third Louise of the Gallery", part of The Hudson Guild Operas, May 24 2024 at NYU's Shubert Theatre (photo by Catherine Hancock) / R: Sarah Moulton Faux, Melisa Bonetti-Luna, Jordan Rutter-Covatto, Gideon Dabi in The Climate Opera Project 2024 premiere at BAM. Set, Costume & Lighting Design by Josh Oberlander, Amanda Roberge & Kristen Paige (photo by Steven Pisano)
AOP training fosters the development of the voices of tomorrow - would you support emerging opera creators?
Here are ways you can join us:
Donate a cash gift now using the link above or send us a check to
138 South Oxford St., Suite 1C, Brooklyn, NY 11217.
We also welcome donations in the form of Zelle or Paypal, linked to info@aopopera.org
Donate a non-cash gift: An IRA, stock transfer, or a Donor Advised Fund transfer.
Create a legacy today with American Opera Projects: We know that cash donations might not be right for everyone. Giving a gift in your will is a powerful commitment to new opera for generations to come.