VOX: American Voices Opera Lab - Call for New Grand Operas

Official call/opportunity page URL: https://www.voxamericanopera.org/application

Additional official rules/information URL: https://www.mastervoices.org/events/vox2027/

Organizer: A collaboration of American Composers Orchestra, Beth Morrison Projects, Manhattan School of Music, Mannes School of Music, MasterVoices, The Metropolitan Opera and Perelman Performing Arts Center (PAC NYC).

Deadline: 1 August 2026. The official application page states that applications opened on 15 May 2026.

Entry fee / cost: The public official pages reviewed do not state an application fee.

Eligibility: The official programme pages describe the call as seeking new grand operas by American composers. The public pages reviewed do not display the full legal eligibility conditions; applicants should use the official application page for the complete current requirements.

Opportunity / work requirements: VOX is a development platform for new grand opera. Four works in progress are scheduled to be selected for book-in-hand concert presentations. The public programme pages describe 20-to-30-minute excerpts performed with soloists, full orchestra and chorus. The official application page is the controlling source for the complete submission materials and opera-development status requirements.

Support / prize / benefit: The selected works are scheduled for presentation on 1 April 2027 at PAC NYC. American Composers Orchestra provides the orchestra, MasterVoices provides the chorus, and principal and additional singers are supplied through the partner institutions. Beth Morrison serves as director and creative producer, and Ted Sperling as music director.

Application method: Apply through the official VOX application page. Because the public text visible on that page does not reproduce all application fields, applicants should complete the form directly and follow every instruction displayed during submission.

Schedule / additional conditions: The public performance is scheduled for 1 April 2027 at 7:00 p.m. at Perelman Performing Arts Center in New York.