The International Brazilian Opera Company (IBOC) is a New York-based 501(c)3 non-profit organization founded in 2014 by
João MacDowell, and a group of composers, singers, visual artists, and producers. Its mission is to support the creation and development of new operatic repertoire that combines ideas from both Brazilian and international artists while providing an educational structure for new talent to emerge.
Awards
Since 2014, the International Brazilian Opera has amassed yearly prizes for the graphic material of each production season.
Brazilian Opera on
Graphis Inc. International Competition:
The 2014 Brazilian Opera Debut poster won Gold awards in categories Typography, Poster, and Photography
The 2015 poster for Cries and Whispers, an opera by
Joao MacDowell inspired by the film by
Ingmar Bergman of the same name, won the Graphis Inc. Merit Award in the category Opera Poster.
The 2016 posters for
The Seventh Seal
''The Seventh Seal'' ( sv, Det sjunde inseglet) is a 1957 Swedish historical fantasy film written and directed by Ingmar Bergman. Set in Sweden during the Black Death, it tells of the journey of a medieval knight (Max von Sydow) and a game of ch ...
an opera by
Joao MacDowell adapted from the film script by
Ingmar Bergman won Platinum awards in the categories Opera Poster, Print Poster and Design. This poster is featured on the cover of the 2017 Graphis Design Catalog. Other posters for the same production have won Gold Awards in Opera Poster, Print Poser and Design categories.
References
External links
* (in English)
* (in Portuguese)
New York City opera companies
Musical groups established in 2014
2014 establishments in New York City
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