Write Your Own Opera!!

Creative Writing Contest for Guilford County Fourth Graders

Greensboro Opera holds a short-story writing contest for current Guilford County Fourth Graders every spring. Selected by Greensboro Opera and David Holley, Director of UNC-Greensboro Opera Theatre, the story is transformed into a libretto by Mr. Holley, and then set to music by a resident composer from UNCG's School of Music. The result: a ten-minute opera which is performed at Opera at the Carolina in 2012!

The winner gets to have his/her opera performed in front of the entire county!

The Story Guidelines
A beginning, a dilemma, and a resolution
A cast between 2-10 people: the more females, the better
A cast made up of adults and children
Two pages, double-spaced, word-processed

All story entries are sent to:

Barbara A. Peters, Executive Director
Greensboro Opera
200 N. Davie Street, Box 17, Suite 315
Greensboro, NC 27401
336 273 9472