96-Hour Opera Project

This year, we are proud to announce that the 96-Hour Opera Project will form the beating heart of our first-ever NOW Festival. The festival will include the 96-Hour Opera Project competition showcase, along with developmental workshops and incubator performances of works by past competition winners. The competition pairs composers and librettists to write original ten-minute operas. Bringing their completed works to Atlanta, the creative teams are allowed 96 hours to rehearse and develop their productions with guidance from specialists in the field from June 10 through 13, 2026.