2023 Awards for Digital Excellence in Opera

Join some of opera’s most creative artists and producers for the announcement of the second annual Awards for Digital Excellence in Opera. The evening recognizes the best operatic work created for digital platforms with a toast to the 2023 winners and excerpts from their submissions.
FEATURING:
Marc A. Scorca, OPERA America President/CEO
The 2023 finalists are:
In the category of Artistic Creation:
- BEYOND A Film by Marina Viotti | Produced by Marina Viotti, Guillaume Gamand, Avinarts, The Dallas Opera
- THE FIRST BLUEBIRD IN THE MORNING | Produced by LA Opera
- IDENTITY: A SONG CYCLE | Produced by Against the Grain Theatre, Joel Ivany, Robin Whiffen, Jason Charters, Liam Romalis
- IN A GROVE World Premiere Video Broadcast | Produced by Pittsburgh Opera. Music by Christopher Cerrone. Libretto by Stephanie Fleischmanm. Video recording by RLG Creations. Video editing by Evan Chapman. Audio editing by Mike Tierney. Live Audio Mix by Kristian Tchetchko. Directed by Mary Birnbaum
- MEDUSA'S CHILDREN | Produced by OperaQ
- Handel: ORLANDO | the Baroque opera performed in a New York City community garden | Produced by Opera Praktikos, H. Paul Moon, Opera Essentia
- SVABDA | Produced by Boston Lyric Opera, Opera Philadelphia, Bradley Vernatter, Jessica Johnson Brock, David B. Devan, Anderson Nunnelley, Hannah Shepard
In the category of Noteworthy Projects:
- BOUND | Produced by Against the Grain Theatre, Joel Ivany, Robin Whiffen
- JESS | Produced by Rebecca Gray, Rachel Gray
- THE WEB OPERA | Produced by Michael Roth
- WHITENESS: Part One | Produced by Paul Pinto, Kameron Neal, CultureHub
In the category of Education/Enrichment:
- DATE WITH THE DIVAS (Vol. 2) | Produced by Opera Sustenida
- IN SONG | Produced by Lumahai Productions, San Francisco Opera, Matthew Shilvock, Elena Park, Gregory Henkel, Nicole Potter, Molly McBride
- Playground Opera's HANSEL AND GRETEL | Produced by Dennis Whitehead Darling, Tanya Jones, Victoria Davis, Anne Hiatt, David Gordon, Ramona Ponce, Mila Henry, Daniel Stuart Nelson, Giannina Gutierrez
In the category of University/Conservatory Projects:
- OPERAS [IN PLACE] | Produced by Baldwin Wallace Conservatory, Cleveland Opera Theater, On Site Opera
- Purcell's DID AND AENEAS: A Cinematic Opera | Produced by Cleveland Institute of Music, Dean Southern, Alexander E. Tennant, Eric S. Vaughan
The Awards for Digital Excellence in Opera are supported by The Joseph and Robert Cornell Memorial Foundation.
The 2023-2024 season of OPERA America Onstage is supported in part by public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council.
Programming at the National Opera Center is made possible by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the Office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature.
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