Five creative teams compete for the Antinori Grand Prize, $10,000 cash plus a commission to complete their opera scene and present a premiere in 2028.
The 96-Hour Opera Project welcomes:

Jake Landau, composer
Darius M. Buckley, librettist
PASSING GOLDEN
cast
Tyrone Webb as Henri
Owen Malone as Mendel
Choo Choo Hu, music director

Ian Y. Chung, composer
Matthew Chong, librettist
PARTINGS
cast
Dayela Lima as Nanyehi
Talia Marie Aull as Ruth (Ayita)
Andrew Bayles, music director

Rebecca Gray, composer
Andi Lee Carter, librettist
YELLOW BUTTERFLY
cast
Travis Hall as Thaddues
Tiffany Uzojie as Adalyx
Aly Soriano, music director

Gillian Perry, composer
David Davilla, librettist
THE SICKNESS
cast
Blair Lipham as Eliana
David Tahere as The Sickness
Valerie Pool, music director

Thomas Whitman, composer
Gabriel Jenkinson, librettist
WHILE THE SKY IS STILL GOLD
cast
Isabella Chaney as Ama
Michael Ntwa Ydjumbwiths as Abel
Time McReynolds, music director