With Support from Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, Opera Philadelphia Appoints Rene Orth as Composer-in-Residence
In collaboration with New York’s Music-Theatre Group, Opera Philadelphia is proud to announce that Rene Orth has been selected as its sixth Composer-in-Residence. Orth, whose music is “whimsical, spiky, sometimes show-bizy, always dramatic, reflective, rarely predictable, and often electronic” (Musical America), was chosen for the three-season position from a national field of applicants, and now has the opportunity to follow a personalized development track focused on the advancement of her skills as an operatic composer.
Funded by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, the three-year program fosters tomorrow’s American operatic masterpieces through personalized creative development and intensive, hands-on composition opportunities for today’s most promising opera composers. The Composer-in-Residence position combines its individualized plan of study with a living stipend and health benefits...