By Komodo La Revista / Composers and Librettists Opened Opera Camp™ 2025

Date: 2025/07/18

Name of the Journalist and/or Media: Gomma Media / Komodo La Revista

Country / City: Colombia / Bogotá

Original headline: Compositores y libretistas abrieron Opera Camp™ 2025

Translated headline: Composers and Librettists Opened Opera Camp™ 2025

Description of the Publication: This article announces the global call for applications for the 2025 Opera Camp™ Composition and Libretto Program by the Performing Arts Laboratory (PAL). It outlines the program's goal to empower composers and librettists to co-create new operas rooted in their own cultures, offering professional mentorship, international premieres, and global dissemination. It details the selection process, the benefits for selected artists, the list of international orchestras scheduled to perform the overtures, and the application deadlines. The article quotes Maestro Diego Barbosa-Vásquez, the creator and artistic director of Opera Camp™, on the collaborative nature of opera. It provides a detailed profile of his academic credentials, including his unique Doctorate in Opera, Orchestra, and Ballet Conducting, his postdoctoral research with the Ostrom Workshop, his role as a Colombia Country Brand Ambassador, and his leadership positions as General Director of PAL and Music Director of The Americas Chamber Orchestra. Application links are included.

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