Formation | 2011 |
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Type | Collaboration between Cincinnati Opera and University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music |
Purpose | Develop new American operas through a ten-day residency program |
Location | |
Region served | United States, Ohio, Cincinnati |
Co-Artistic Directors | Evans Mirageas and Robin Guarino |
Parent organization | Cincinnati Opera and University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music |
Website | http://ofnw.org |
Opera Fusion: New Works (OF:NW) is a partnership between Cincinnati Opera and the University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music (CCM) dedicated to fostering the development of new American operas.[1] This collaboration is jointly led by Evans Mirageas, the Harry T. Wilks Artistic Director at Cincinnati Opera, as well as Robin Guarino, Professor of Opera at CCM. Since its founding in 2011, OF:NW has developed twenty-four new American operas. [2] From the program's inception in 2011 through 2022, co-founders Marcus Küchle and Guarino served as co-artistic directors.