Jorge Sosa, composer
Jorge Sosa is a Mexican-born composer based in New York City. His music has been praised by The Boston Globe, Opera News, and I Care If You Listen for its stylistic range and powerful storytelling. His operas—Monkey, Alice in the Pandemic, and I Am A Dreamer Who No Longer Dreams—have premiered with White Snake Projects and received national acclaim.
In 2024, Sosa was awarded Opera America’s IDEA Grant to develop Generación Perdida, an opera addressing the intersections of migration and violence in Mexico resulting from the failed war on drugs. The work premiered in New York, produced by Teatro Grattacielo, and in Mexico, produced by Escenia Ensamble, in 2025. Sosa won Best Original Score at the Vesuvius International Film Festival for his score to the film Acceptance.
His opera Ofrenda, with libretto by John de los Santos and commissioned by Austin Opera, was awarded an Opera America Repertoire Development Grant and is scheduled to premiere in the fall of 2026. Other performances this season include the Mexican premiere of “Monkey,” an artistic residency with Heartland Sings, and a performance with Amity Trio.
Jorge Sosa is a Professor of Music at Molloy University and serves on the board of American Lyric Theater. For more information please visit www.jorgesosa.com.
