The chamber opera "With Blood, With Ink," first presented last year at the Peabody Conservatory, has won first prize in a biannual competition held by the National Opera Association.
Created by former Peabody students Daniel Crozier and Peter Krask, the chamber opera concerns the life of Suor Juanna della Cruz, the 17th-century Mexican poet, proto-feminist and rebellious nun.
Composer Daniel Crozier is an assistant professor of music at Radford University in Virginia. Librettist Peter Krask is a free-lance writer in Boston.
The National Opera Association will sponsor a fully staged performance of the opera at its convention in Boston next year.
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Joan Channick, former marketing director at the Yale Repertory Theatre and assistant professor at the Yale School of Drama, is the new associate managing director at Center Stage.
Ms. Channick, 38, replaced Patricia Egan, who left to become managing director of Trinity Repertory Company in Providence.
A graduate of the University of Pennsylvania's law school who holds a master's degree from the Yale School of Drama, Ms. Channick will work closely with managing director Peter Culman and artistic director Irene Lewis on a wide variety of administrative issues. She will commute to Yale this spring in order to continue teaching a course on law and the arts.
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The deadline is Feb. 3 for musicians to submit applications to the 1995 Baltimore Chamber Music Awards Competition sponsored by the Mayor's Advisory Committee on Art and Culture.
Classical instrumental chamber music ensembles in Maryland can compete for honorariums of $2,000 for performing at Artscape, the city's annual summer arts festival. To be eligible, an ensemble must have performed together for six months and presented no fewer than four recitals during that time.
A maximum of three ensembles will be selected by jurors Peter Landgren, associate principal horn of the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, and Edward Polochick, artistic director of the Concert Artists of Baltimore. Final auditions are scheduled for March 25 at the Peabody Conservatory.
For details and application forms, call (410) 396-4575, TDD accessible.
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Jan. 30 is the deadline for artists to apply to exhibit their work at the crafts market of Artscape. Baltimore artist Angela Frankin will select about 48 artists to participate.
Crafts people producing traditional or heritage crafts as well as contemporary works can apply; the exhibitor fee is $150. For details and to receive an application, call (410) 396-4575, TDD accessible.
Auditions
* The Spotlighters Theatre will hold auditions for its April production of "The Cenci" from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. Monday and Tuesday at the theater, 817 St. Paul St. The production calls for nine men aged 13 to 60 and one woman over the age of 50. For details, call (410) 631-3076.
* Auditions for the Baltimore Shakespeare Festival's educational outreach program are scheduled from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m Dec. 19 in Suite 200, 20 South St., in Baltimore. Men and women who can play characters aged 17 to 40 are asked to prepare two classical monologues lasting no longer than three minutes. For details, call (410) 752-2812.
* Walt Disney's World on Ice will hold auditions for professional ice skaters at 4 p.m. Jan. 12 at the Baltimore Arena. Evaluators will consider a skater's personality, ability to learn intricate routines, appearance and availability to travel. A background in jazz, ballet or modern dance is helpful. Bring a resume and photograph as well as ice skates. For details, call (410) 547-2424.