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Francesca Zambello, Artistic Director
Christopher Cano, Director of the Cafritz Young Artists & AOI
Kelley Rourke, Artistic Advisor
The American Opera Initiative is a comprehensive commissioning program founded in January 2012 by Washington National Opera. The Initiative was created to stimulate, enrich, and ensure the future of contemporary American opera by providing talented emerging composers and librettists with mentorship and opportunities to write for the stage.