Greensboro Opera holds a creative writing contest for current Guilford County Fourth Graders every spring. Selected by Greensboro Opera, the story is transformed into a libretto, set to music by a UNCG resident composer and performed as part of Opera at the Carolina’s annual program.
Congratulations, Austin Hayes!
2023 Winner of the Barbara Ann Peters “Write Your Own Opera” contest.
2023: Be You! by Austin Hayes, Guilford eLearning Prep School
2022: The Songbirds’ Song by Wyatt Talton, Stokesdale Elementary School
2021: Luke’s Song by Lucas Howard, Stokesdale Elementary
2020: Alison’s Voice by Kayden Tubb, Stokesdale Elementary
2019: Be Yourself by Lydia Maksimov, Morehead Elementary Expressive Arts Magnet
2018: The Showdown by Nevaeh White, Monticello-Brown Summit Elementary School
2017: Finally Me! by Lily Leach, Academy at Lincoln
2016: The Stolen Voice by Jordan Johnson, Florence Elementary
2015: Alone by Elisa Troncoso, Academy at Lincoln
2014: The Alien Invasion by Ansley Tobin, General Greene Elementary School
2013: The Magic of the Golden Hair by Sarah Livingston, Sedgefield Elementary
2012: Jacks Are Wild by Annabel Gigley, Erwin Montessori School
2011: The Fight to be Favorite by Spencer Williams, General Greene Elementary School
2010: Chicks by Emma Younts, Monticello-Brown Summit Elementary School