Opportunities

The 96-Hour Opera Festival welcomes emerging composers and librettists, pairing them to write ten-minute operas. Bringing their completed works to Atlanta, the creative teams are allowed 96 hours to rehearse and develop their productions with guidance from specialists in the field from June 17 through 21, 2025.

Designed specifically for composers and librettists from historically under-recognized communities, the 96-Hour Opera Competition is open to those who self-identify as part of a demographic that has been under-presented in the creative pantheon of opera.

The Atlanta Opera provides singing talent, and a pianist as collaborators to bring the new works to life. The Atlanta Opera will provide a compelling story theme(s) to be presented to the selected teams. The story prompts form the basis of the plot lines of the submitted works.

On Saturday, June 21, 2025, a public showcase will feature the ten-minute operas at the Ray Charles Performing Arts Center at Morehouse College and a winning team is selected by a distinguished group of judges. All selected participants will receive a $1000 honorarium. The Atlanta Opera presents the Antinori Grand Prize to the winning team — a $10,000 award and an Atlanta Opera commission for a one-act work to be produced and performed in an upcoming season.

Apply online through YAP Tracker.
For questions concerning applications or participation in the 96-Hour Opera Festival, please email newworks@atlantaopera.org.