National Endowment for the Arts  
Lifetime Honors
  NEA Opera Honors
 

2008 Opera Honorees


Carlisle Floyd
Composer, Librettist
 


Richard Gaddes
Advocate
 


James Levine
Conductor
 


Leontyne Price
Performer
 

Photo Credits:
Carlisle Floyd : Photo by Jim Caldwell
Richard Gaddes: Photo by Ken Howard
James Levine: Photo by Koichi Miura
Leontyne Price: Photo by Jack Mitchell | Sony RCA Records

 

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Opera, a musical, dramatic, and visual arts experience, has the power to communicate to a wide audience through a combination of forces and imagery -- singers, orchestras, choruses, and dancers; colorful costumes; and innovative or elaborate set designs. Opera has evolved through time and, in the United States, has been influenced by our national traditions; however, universal themes are at its core. Whether opera is produced on a grand scale or for an intimate chamber setting, the creators and interpreters bring to life, through music, stories that provide context for our human experiences.

The National Endowment for the Arts Opera Honors honors those visionary creators, extraordinary performers, and other interpreters who have made a lasting impact on our national cultural landscape.
 

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