Three of CoPA’s productions this season have been honored as national finalists for The American Prize in Opera Performance. Along with this, Director of Opera Chapman, Marc Callhan, has been named a finalist for the Charles Nelson Reilly Prize for Stage Directors for Fright Night!


The American Prize National Nonprofit Competitions in the Performing Arts is the nation’s most comprehensive series of contests in the performing arts. The American Prize is unique in scope and structure, designed to recognize and reward the best performing artists, directors, ensembles, and composers in the United States at professional, college/university, community, and high school levels, based on submitted recordings.
Thousands of artists from all fifty states have participated in the contests of The American Prize, representing hundreds of communities and arts organizations across the nation.
Congratulations to the cast and crew of Fright Night!, From the Towers of the Moon, and Il sogno di Scipione for receiving this recognition!

Read more about The American Prize here, and stay tuned for the announcement of the winners!



