Conferences & Conventions
OPERA America’s annual conference is the largest annual gathering of opera professionals in the world. The conference offers an array of sessions for administrators working in all areas of opera, as well as for trustees, volunteers and artists. General sessions explore broad issues in the field; open sessions offer important, practical and up-to-date information about best practices in all facets of an opera company's operation; and specialty sessions allow for frank conversation with colleagues about sensitive issues and particular challenges in opera today.
Save the date for Opera Conference 2009 in Houston, TX: April 29 — May 2.
2008 National Performing Arts Convention
The second National Performing Arts Convention, to be held in Denver, Colorado from June 10-14, 2008, will convene over 5,000 artists, arts administrators, trustees and volunteers. The Convention offers an opportunity to address issues facing the entire performing arts community. Speakers and presenters will include well-known luminaries such as Jim Collins, author of Good to Great: Why Some Companies Make the Leap … And Others Don’t.
Within the National Performing Arts Convention, OPERA America will hold its annual Opera Conference, including a variety of opera specific events, performances, speakers and workshops. Highlights will include performances of The Rape of Lucretia at Central City Opera and Nixon in China at
Opera Colorado. The New Works Showcase and Lunch will acquaint listeners with the latest works composed for the opera stage; a separate session will feature two new bilingual operas for youth.
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(View NPAC Web Site)
(View Opera Conference 2008 Site)
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The Convention and Conference boasts an array of sessions — cross-disciplinary and opera-specific — that speak to issues faced by arts leaders today. A sampling of conference sessions for opera professionals include such topics as Electronic Media, Group Sales, 21st Century Marketing Techniques, Making the Case for Education Programs, Leadership Transitions, Capital Campaigns, Creating/Managing Fellowships, Visa Roundtable and Partnerships with Universities.
• View the Press Release
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2008 Conference Multimedia
Gerard Mortier Keynote Address Video
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(Gerard Mortier, General Manager-Designate - New York City Opera
Photo Credit:by Lies Willaert courtesy of New York City Opera)
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2007 Conference Multimedia
Osvaldo Golijov Keynote Address Video
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Conference Blog
• Opera Conference 2007 Blog
Two conference participants have been selected to create blogs during the conference. The bloggers were chosen for the different perspectives they will bring to the conference.
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(Osvaldo Golijov, Composer
Photo Credit:
Sara Evans © 2002)
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"There are two sides of Osvaldo Golijov that attracted me: consummate musicianship and classical training, and as well a sense of modern life, clashing cultures and the integration of past and present into a generous musical canvas. As it turned out there was a third side – a kind and interesting human being and a wonderful friend."
— Francis Ford Coppola
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2006 Conference Multimedia
Peter Gelb Keynote Address Video
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Peter Gelb, newly appointed general manager of the Metropolitan Opera, will deliver the Keynote Speech. He will speak about his vision for the Met and some of the innovations he proposes to advance.
Conference Session Audio Downloads
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(Peter Gelb, General Director
Designate of the Metropolitan Opera)
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• Peter Gelb Audio Keynote (High Quality - mp3 format)
• Peter Gelb Audio Keynote (mp3 format)
• Tressa Waggoner Closing Session (mp3 format)
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Past Conferences
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