enoa: Empowering Opera - breaking boundaries for institutions and artists
SNAPE MALTINGS
England
2020
Total project grant (euros)
2,000,000.00 €
Sub-programme
Culture
Funding scheme
Creative Europe
Call number
EACEA 32/2019
Call publication date
10 Jan 2020
Application deadline
27 Nov 2019
Number of partners in project
12
Lead organisation
ASSOCIATION POUR LE FESTIVAL INTERNATIONAL D'ART LYRIQUE ET L'ACADEMIE
Partners
EUROPEENNE DE MUSIQUE D'AIX-EN-PROVENCE
BAYERISCHE THEATERAKADEMIE AUGUST EVERDING IM PRINZREGENTENTHEATER
CHAPELLE MUSICALE REINE ELISABETH
FONDACIJA OPEROSA
FUNDACAO CALOUSTE GULBENKIAN
LOD
PALAU DE LES ARTS, FUNDACIO DE LA COMUNITAT VALENCIANA
SNAPE MALTINGS
STICHTING NATIONALE OPERA & BALLET
TEATR WIELKI OPERA NARODOWA
THEATRE ROYAL DE LA MONNAIE
VILLE DE LUXEMBOURG
The "Empowering Opera: breaking boundaries for institutions and artists" project is a new initiative from the enoa (European Network of Opera Academies) which brings together twelve partners from some of the biggest opera institutions in Europe.
After ten years of international cooperation in training and creation, the members of enoa now believe that the future of opera in Europe depends on the sector being open to a greater diversity of artists as well as being open to exploring innovative operas telling inclusive stories that reflect the world today.
The Empowering Opera project is designed to give the greatest possible diversity of artists the chance to be part of the opera world and flourish professionally. It aims to inspire, support and showcase innovative opera projects which tell new stories that reflect contemporary societies. Its implementation also intends to remove artistic and financial barriers as well as subconscious bias that hinder the appearance of new artistic expressions in all areas of the opera sector, from training and artist recruitment to opera production and programme.
It has four complementary and interdependent aspects: a European empowerment and diversification scheme for opera creators and performers, a European think tank for innovative and inclusive opera projects, a new opera commission, production and programme model plus a pilot training programme about equality and diversity issues for figures in the sector.
The Empowering Opera project is using these aspects to boost diversity and numbers of artistic expressions throughout the European opera sector and completely transform its practices and working methods.





