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With two new Editors at the helm, the Summer 2026 Issue has officially dropped online.
The National Opera Association is proud to announce Mark Anthony Vallejo as the newest recipient of the JoElyn Wakefield-Wright Stage Director Fellowship, an award recognizing emerging stage directors whose artistry, leadership, and creative vision demonstrate exceptional promise within the operatic field.
The National Opera Association is celebrating the launch of our first two Student NOA chapters. Known as SNOA, these chapters were chartered by student members from the Universities of Florida and South Carolina.
Christopher Pfund (University of Florida) officially assumed the role of President of the National Opera Association at the 2026 annual conference.
The National Opera Association has launched a new fund to provide access for HBCUs
NOA announces the winners of the competitions held at the 2026 annual conference.
The National Opera Association is pleased to announce that Nina Yoshida Nelsen will join the annual conference as our Keynote Speaker.
The National Opera Association has big plans for the 30th Anniversary of the launch of our Legacy Project.
The National Opera Association is pleased to announce that the 2026 Lifetime Achievement Award recipient will be given to Peter Sellars.
View the September 14, 2023, webinar hosted by NOA and OPERA America.
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The newsletter features articles on Stephan Paulus' The Three Hermits and the Holocaust Opera Eva and the Angel of Death.
The NOA membership voted on our slate of officers and board members at the annual business meeting, held Friday, Jan 7, 2022, in St. Augustine.
As the time for our national conference draws closer, NOA leadership has been diligently monitoring the Covid-19 pandemic, including local, state, and national guidelines, travel advisories, and health protocols. As a result of these considerations and careful negotiations with our contracted hotel in Florida, we have decided to postpone our in-person St. Augustine conference until 2022, and instead hold our 2021 national conference virtually.
Archived recording available to watch! Recorded August 17, 2020, as the start of Fall semester was only days away.
Congratulations to the winners of the 2020 Collegiate Opera Scenes Competition in Cleveland, held at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame!
Conductor and pianist Howard Watkins was this year's recipient of the "Lift Every Voice" Legacy Award, recognized at the Gala Banquet at this year's conference in Cleveland.
Cleveland Conference 2020 Plenary Session: We are very excited to announce that renowned America composer Libby Larsen will join us as a headliner. Ms. Larsen will present a plenary session entitled "Libby Larsen and the Dominick Argento Connection" which will include a discussion, video recordings, and live performances of scenes and arias from Argento and Larsen works.
NOA is pleased to announce two recipients of this year's fellowship: Audrey Chait and Kaley Karis Smith.
Read about them and their work which these fellowships will help support!
Soprano Harolyn Blackwell was this year's recipient of the "Lift Every Voice" Legacy Award, recognized at the Gala Banquet at this year's conference in Salt Lake City.
Congratulations to the winners of the 2019 Carolyn Bailey and Dominick Argento Vocal Competition in Salt Lake City! The competition finals were held January 5, 2019.
Congratulations to the winners of the 2018 Carolyn Bailey and Dominick Argento Vocal Competition in New Orleans! The competition finals were held January 6, 2018.
Marian Anderson, one of the most celebrated singers of the twentieth century, was awarded a "Lift Every Voice" Legacy Award from NOA at its New Orleans convention. It was the first such award to be given posthumously by the organization, in honor of Ms. Anderson's distinguished career and role as a groundbreaking icon for generations of singers.