Diana Wharton Sennaar Awarded National Opera Grant for New Work “YITA (Seeing Again)” - MMCxchange https://mmcxchange.com/ Thu, 21 May 2026 12:31:19 -0400 en-US hourly 1 Baltimore Times RSS Hub Diana Wharton Sennaar Awarded National Opera Grant for New Work “YITA (Seeing Again)” https://mmcxchange.com/detail/diana-wharton-sennaar-awarded-national-opera-grant-for-new-work-yita-seeing-again_1777209088 Thu, 09 Apr 2026 05:30:43 -0400 https://mmcxchange.com/detail/diana-wharton-sennaar-awarded-national-opera-grant-for-new-work-yita-seeing-again_1777209088 Diana Wharton Sennaar Awarded National Opera Grant for New Work “YITA (Seeing Again)”

Acclaimed composer and Maryland-based arts leader Diana Wharton Sennaar has been named one of eight recipients of the 2026 Discovery Grants from OPERA America, a prestigious national honor supporting the development of new opera and music-theater works. The grants, totaling $100,000, are part of OPERA America’s Opera Grants for Women Composers program, funded by the Virginia B. Toulmin Foundation. The initiative is designed to elevate women composers and provide critical resources to bring new operatic…]]>