Finance & Administration Resources
OPERA America supports the efficient and responsible management of opera companies through research, benchmarking studies, and professional development opportunities.
Diversity Resources (PDF)
An HR must-read, this handbook contains dozens of annotated links to articles and multimedia resources that engage relevant issues of race, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, age, and physical ability.
Job Listings
Recent job openings in the opera field are posted in this online database. Learn more on how to post your openings.
Conferences and Conventions
OPERA America’s annual conference is the largest gathering of opera professionals in North America. Also included is a link to the National Performing Arts Convention, held every four years.
Professional Opera Company Survey
Perhaps the single most important resource available to OPERA America members, the Professional Opera Survey is distributed annually to participating companies. Accurate, comprehensive, and current, the Professional Opera Company Survey is a total operational overview of the entire field. You simply can’t find this level of detail on a 990.
Listserves *
Finance and Human Resources staff members at member opera companies can subscribe to specially focused listserves, connecting them with colleagues around the country to ask questions and share information and resources.
Publications
OPERA America provides an array of publications for opera artists, administrators and enthusiasts including field surveys, directories and career guidance.
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Can't find the information you need here? OPERA America members can contact Larry Bomback, Director of Finance & Operations
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LBomback@operaamerica.org), for assistance.
Links
Business & Legal Reports
Commercial site offering a wide variety of products for human resources operations.
Leader to Leader Institute
Many articles on leadership produced by the Peter Drucker Foundation.
Sample List of Personnel Policies
A sample outline of major topics covered in most personnel policies from Carter McNamara, PhD, Authenticity Consulting.