Experience the replay of The Atlanta Opera's 96-Hour Opera Project, the centerpiece of the NOW Festival (New Opera Works). In this exhilarating competition, five creative teams—each consisting of a composer, librettist, singers, and musicians—have just 96 hours to rehearse, and present an original opera scene before a live audience and panel of judges.

Each world-premiere scene competes for the Antinori Foundation Grand Prize of $10,000 and a commission from The Atlanta Opera to expand the winning work into a one-act opera. The commissioned opera will receive its world premiere as part of The Atlanta Opera's 2028 season, making the 96-Hour Opera Project a launching pad for the next generation of American opera.

Watch the replay to witness bold new stories, fresh musical voices, and the excitement of opera being created in real time.

PASSING GOLDEN by Jake Landau, composer, and Darius M. Buckley, librettist
PARTINGS by Ian Y. Chung, composer, and Matthew Chong, librettist
YELLOW BUTTERFLY by Rebecca Gray, composer, and Andi Lee Carter, librettist
THE SICKNESS by Gillian Perry, composer, and David Davila, librettist
WHILE THE SKY IS STILL GOLD by Thomas Whitman, composer, and Gabriel Jenkinson, librettist