At the International Opera Awards 2023, the opera "Oryx and Crake" by Søren Nils Eichberg and librettist Hannah Dübgen was nominated in the category "World Premiere". It was directed by Daniela Kerck, alumna of the MusicTheaterDirecting program. The world premiere of the play based on the successful novel by Margaret Atwood took place at the Hessisches Staatstheater Wiesbaden in the 2022/2023 season. The International Opera Awards are among the most prestigious prizes for musical theater worldwide. Other nominees in the "World Premiere" category include productions by the Metropolitan Opera and the Festival d'Aix en Provence. The awards ceremony will take place on November 9, 2023, at the Teatr Wielki of the Polish National Opera in Warsaw. [SM]