‘The Wall Street Journal’ Features Opera Fusion in Article on New Operas

Heidi Waleson explores the latest trends in the development and presentation of new operas in a recent Wall Street Journal article, highlighting the CCM and Cincinnati Opera collaboration Opera Fusion: New Works!

Waleson discusses Terence Blanchard and Michael Cristofer‘s Champion and Douglas J. Cuomo and John Patrick Shanley’s Doubt, both of which were workshopped through the innovative Opera Fusion program! You can read the full Wall Street Journal article here.

Opera Fusion: New Works is generously funded by a $300,000 grant from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.

CCM and Cincinnati Opera Association Awarded NEA Grant For ‘Opera Fusion’ Documentary

We are delighted to report that the National Endowment for the Arts has awarded the CCM and Cincinnati Opera Association partnership Opera Fusion: New Works a $30,000 grant to support the production of a documentary film chronicling the creation of an American work of opera!

Opera Fusion: New Works Now Accepting Applications For 2012 Workshops

CCM and Cincinnati Opera are pleased to announce that applications are now being accepted for two Opera Fusion: New Works workshops to be held October 18-28 and November 5-15, 2012. Opera Fusion: New Works, a program designed to foster the development of new American operas, is made possible by a three-year, $300,000 grant from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.

Venue Change – Opera Fusion Presents ‘Doubt’ Nov. 12 Public Performance

Please be aware that the venue for the Saturday, Nov. 12 public performance of Cuomo and Shanley’s Doubt has changed. Originally scheduled for CCM’s Robert J. Werner Recital Hall, this performance will now take place in Patricia Corbett Theater.

The 8 p.m. start time remains the same.

CCM Opera and Cincinnati Opera Select ‘Doubt’ for First Opera Fusion: New Works Residency

The CCM Opera Program and Cincinnati Opera are pleased to announce the selection of the new American opera Doubt for the first residency of the Opera Fusion: New Works program.

Three-Year Grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Supports Groundbreaking Opera Fusion Program

Cincinnati Opera, in collaboration with CCM Opera, has proudly announced the creation of Opera Fusion: New Works, a program designed to support the development of new American operas. Opera Fusion: New Works is made possible by a three-year grant of $300,000 from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.

“This wonderful grant from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation presents extraordinary opportunities to CCM Opera and Cincinnati Opera,” said Frank Weinstock, Interim Dean of CCM. “It will allow us to explore the new frontiers of opera in ways that would not otherwise be possible, and to expand the scope of Opera Fusion. We are so fortunate to have Cincinnati Opera as our partner in this venture. Together we will make history with this program, as we discover a new generation of operatic masterpieces.”