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international brazilian opera company
is a leader in developing
underrepresented authorship in opera.

 embrace the difference!

Also visit www.brazilianopera.com

OPERA NOVA

for the
opera house
+ beyond

Repertoire development is the core

of IBOC's mission. We approach

opera as a transformative space for collaboration and dialogue and innovation comes through micro-experiments. We're testing opera's borders by mixing genres, cultures, and technology.​

ARTISTS

cultural exchange career program for creators, shakers, movers + music makers

IBOC supports the careers of emerging artists and challenges them to leverage opera tools, like Hugo Sanbone, who hails from Salvador, Bahia, and is developing his first opera through the "Yemanja Project."

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contemporary opera composition workshops

IBOC
ACADEMY

Come with an idea, leave with a demo. Contemporary opera composition courses to develop skills in melodic writing, text editing for voice, harmonic development, rhythmic frame, large and expansive form, notation standards, software strategies for organization of large scores, techniques for remote recording. Online or In-Person.

KIMERA FESTIVAL

hyperlocal + omnicultural
music + storytelling

Kimera Festival is place for connecting through music and storytelling, showcasing our neighborhood, and curated with a global vision. Expect original music from all genres, stories from our neighbors, and food from the local restaurants at W.111th Street at Amsterdam Avenue, NYC​.

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TEAM

embrace the difference

IBOC was co-founded in 2014 by a group of professionals of LatinX, Immigrant, African American, and Jewish Origins.  We formed the company because of a need for diversity in the operatic repertoire and our immigrant artist's community needed a door and a platform to leverage their vast skills.

PRESENT
AN EVENT

bring us to you

From community workshops to donor experiences, we work with our partners to produce thoughtful and integrated programing. IBOC events are professionally executed and we’ve been trusted through partnerships with recognizable brands such as the Met Opera, Volvo, and the Brazilian American Chamber of Commerce.

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DONATE

join IBOC

Whether through IBOC membership or a one-time donation, your contribution connects people and cultures across perceived borders.

 

Since 2014, we've supported 64 immigrant artists to work in the USA, developed 7 operas, presented in 3 countries, and have provided music education experiences for all ages.  

Sossego Modern Brazilian Design New York Showroom
200 Lexington Avenue
(NYDC), Suite 1301

M-F | 9am – 5pm

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home with
art

Consider adding a story to your home or office decor with the added feel good vibes from supporting IBOC. Visit the Sossego NYC showroom to view Sleeping Giant,

a series of five photographs by Graphis Photography Master Athena Azevedo and starring the Oscar Niemeyer-designed Brasília National Theater. Sales from the first print in each series are donated to IBOC.

IBOC 2024 GRANTS

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OUR SUPPORTERS

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ASSOCIATIONS

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Fred Plotkin, WQXR, Operavore

"Just as Sayão, Villa-Lobos and Szot left Brazil to advance their careers, especially in New York, so too did composer João MacDowell. He created the International Brazilian Opera Company in New York and is its artistic director."
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