Artistic & Professional Development Resources
Opera Conference

OPERA America’s Opera Conference is the largest annual gathering of opera professionals in North America.

This year, Opera Conference 2010 will take place in Los Angeles, June 9-12 in conjunction with LA Opera’s new production of The Ring, designed and directed by Achim Freyer and conducted by James Conlon. Click the logo to visit the Opera Conferece 2010 site.
 
Past Conferences
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Opera Conference 2009: Making Opera Matter • April 30 - May 2, 2009 • Houston, TX
Keynote speaker, Alex Ross, author of The Rest is Noise and the music critic of The New Yorker.
 
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NPAC 2008: We are Bigger, Better, All Together • June 10 - 14, 2008 • Denver, CO
Jim Collins, author of From Good to Great.
 
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Opera Conference 2007: Opera of the Americas • April 25 - 29, 2007 • Miami, FL
Keynote speaker, Osvaldo Golijov, composer of Ainadamar.
 
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Opera Conference 2006: Connectivity • May 3 - 7, 2006 • Seattle, WA
Keynote speaker, Peter Gelb, general director of the Metropolitan Opera.
 

Winter 2009 Magazine Issue
  • Letter from the President/CEO
  • New Works
  • NEA Opera Honors
  • Opera Conference 2010
  • Creative Connections with Opera.Ca
Contact Us
330 Seventh Avenue, 16th Floor, New York, NY 10001
P 212-796-8620 • F 212-796-8631
Info@operaamerica.orgDirections
From Airport:
The easiest way to reach the OPERA America offices is to get a cab at the airport. Cost is $40-45
(not including tip).
  • JFK - Take the AirTrain ($5 - approx. 15 minutes) to the Jamaica Street Station and transfer to the Long Island Railroad (LIRR). Take the LIRR to Penn Station ($12 - approx. 35 minutes). See Penn Station directions below.
  • LaGuardia - Take the M60 Bus to the Hoyt Ave/31st Street. Get on the or Train and take that to 42nd/Times Square Station. Follow the Times Square Station directions below.
  • Newark - Take the New Jersey Transit train to Penn Station ($15 - approx. 45 min). See the Penn Station Directions below.

From Penn Station/Madison Square Garden:
Leave the station through the 7th Avenue/33rd Street exit and walk south for four blocks. The building is on
the right hand side.

From Grand Central Station:
Take the Train to the 42nd/Times Square station and transfer to the Train.
Take the Train to the 28th Street stop and walk north on 7th Avenue.
The building is on the same block as the train stop.

From 42nd Street/Times Square:
Take the Train to the 28th Street stop and walk north on 7th Avenue.
The building is on the same block as the train stop.

For more detailed directions, most up-to-date pricing or to specify a different starting location, please visit the
MTA Web site.