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bwvp.org/pandora The poet Tony Hoagland has said, "[Wilner] has a deep and heroic belief in the transformative power of language and myth. She paddles her surfboard outside the reef where most poets stop; she rides the big waves."

600 Square Feet PREMIERE: Feb. 20, 7:00p ET bwvp.org/600 With a gift for incorporating many influences and styles within her work, “Okoye’s work would make a fitting grand opening for an opera company’s post-pandemic relaunch" (@nytimes) nkeiruokoye.com

Award-winning composer Josh Schmidt's opera Family Adventures Volumes 1 & 2 PREMIERE: Feb. 20, 9:00p ET bwvp.org/family #NewOpera #MeetOpera #ComposerLife

Royce Vavrek's Family Adventures Volumes 1 & 2 PREMIERE: Feb. 20, 9:00p ET bwvp.org/family #meetopera #librettist #writer #classicalmusic

600 Square Feet PREMIERE: Feb. 20, 7:00p ET bwvp.org/600 David Cote (pronounced “Cody”) is a playwright, librettist and arts journalist based in New York City. Learn more: davidcote.com #Librettist #newopera #newmusic #operasinplace #meetopera

Pandora Jones PREMIERE: Feb. 20, 8:00p ET bwvp.org/pandora Libby Larsen is one of America’s most prolific and most performed living composers. libbylarsen.com #newmusic #newopera #composerlife #meetopera

#operasinplace is a series of 9 newly commissioned Micro Operas for @bwconservatory students. A festival co-produced by @BaldwinWallace, Cleveland Opera Theater, and @onsiteopera, Day 3 (February 20) will feature 3 of the 9 new works

Day 2 of Operas in Place, a virtual collaboration with @baldwinwallacevp and @onsiteopera, kicks off with Cinderella 99 by Jake Heggie and Gene Scheer. PREMIERE: Feb. 19, 7:00p ET bwvp.org/cinderella #newopera #classicalmusic #meetopera @Baldwinwallace @bwconservatory

PREMIERE: Feb. 19, 8:00p ET - VIRTUALLY DEAD The opera will be followed with a talkback session with the artistic team @kamalasankaram @jerredye #OperasinPlace is a collaboration between @bwconservatory, Cleveland Opera Theater, and @onsiteopera bwvp.org/oip

FOR LIFE - Virtual Premiere February 19, 2022 @DawnSonntag, composer @KermitCole, libretto #OperasinPlace is a collaboration between @bwconservatory Cleveland Opera Theater, and @onsiteopera. Learn More: bwvp.org/oip #NewOpera #ClassicalMusic #Composers #MeetOpera

Composer of Cinderella 99, PREMIERE: Feb. 19, 7:00p ET Jake Heggie is the American composer of the operas Dead Man Walking (libretto by Terrence McNally), Moby-Dick (libretto by Gene Scheer), and It’s A Wonderful Life (Scheer), among others. Learn more: jakeheggie.com

Gene Scheer's Cinderella 99 will premiere on Feb. 19! Mr. Scheer’s work is noted for its scope and versatility. With the composer Jake Heggie, he has collaborated on many projects, including the critically acclaimed Moby-Dick. genescheer.com

Virtually Dead - PREMIERE: Feb. 19, 8:00p ET Praised as “strikingly original” (NY Times) and “new voice from whom we will surely be hearing more” (LA Times), Kamala Sankaram writes highly theatrical music that defies categorization. kamalasankaram.com

For Life PREMIERE: Feb. 19, 9:00p ET bwvp.org/forlife Dawn Sonntag's music intimately connects her listeners with the people, places, and personal experiences that inspire and inform her work. Learn more by visiting: dawnsonntag.com

Jerre Dye's Virtually Dead - Operas in Place Premiere Feb. 19th @ 8p Jerre Dye is a Chicago-based librettist and playwright. He is the recipient of the Award for Dramatic Literature from the Fellowship of Southern Writers.

For Life PREMIERE: Feb. 19, 9:00p ET bwvp.org/forlife Kermit Cole, MFT, founding editor of Mad in America, works as a couples and family therapist. Learn more about the work: madinamerica.com/2022/01/for…

THE STREAM World Premiere February 18, 2022 MICHI WIANCKO is a #composer, #arranger and violinist whose work has been performed by ensembles, bands and orchestras around the world. Learn more by visiting Ms. Wiancko's website: michiwiancko.com

THE STREAM World Premiere February 18, 2022 Sarah LaBrie is a #writer and #librettist based in L.A. with a number of credits including work with @STARZ and @disneyplus. Learn more about Sarah by visiting sarahlabrielivesinlosangeles… #meetopera #newopera #classicalmusic

An alum of the New Georges Jam, the Civilians R&D Group, Interstate 73, and the Working Farm, Caroline McGraw is a New Georges Affiliate Artist, and was a 2018 Audrey Resident. carolinevmcgraw.com #meetopera #opera #newopera #classicalmusic