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Administrator/Trustee Resources & Archives
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About the Archives
OPERA America’s comprehensive Archive, containing hundreds of articles, podcasts and videos, is a rich resource of information for artists, company staff and opera patrons alike.
The Archive contains articles from 1999 to the present, covering topics like fundraising, health, marketing, new works, performance skills, mentoring and finance, written by OPERA America staff and outside industry experts.
Podcasts and videos in the Archive provide invaluable access to OPERA America events such as the Annual Conference and Making Connections.
Full access to the Archive content is available only to OPERA America members. If you are not a member, please view the membership page to learn more.
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Advocacy & Public Policy Update
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About OPERA America's Advocacy Efforts
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OPERA America represents the interests of the opera community before Congress, the White House and federal agencies. As a founding member of the Performing Arts Alliance, OPERA America works with the performing arts field to advocate for the development of national policies that recognize and strengthen the contributions that the arts make to America.
For more information on OPERA America’s advocacy activities, please contact OPERA America’s Government Affairs Office at 202-375-7523.
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High School Singer Open House
Sarah Heltzel, mezzo-soprano; Mark Oswald, baritone/teacher, Metropolitan Opera and Manhattan School of Music; Nathan Urbach, administrative director, Lindemann Young Artist Development Program, Metropolitan Opera
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Desktop PCM Directory
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The desktop directory application is available for download to all PCM members.
You must be logged in to download the directory.
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Upcoming Events
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National Opera Week Begins
Friday, November 13, 2009
Opera has become such a vital part of the American musical fabric, that nearly 100 companies/organizations from across the country will be participating in and celebrating the first ever National Opera Week from November 13-22, 2009.
Participating organizations will offer a range of free programs for the public that demonstrate the allure and accessibility of this most multi-media of the arts and will be accessible to both opera lovers and newcomers to the art form. These events, showcasing the strength and diversity of established companies, community opera ensembles and opera training programs, will range from open houses, lectures/demonstrations and community performances to the presentation of the nation’s highest award in the field, the NEA Opera Honors (www.neaoperahonors.org).
Visit www.operaamerica.org/now for a complete listing of National Opera Week events.
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NEA Opera Honors Awards Presentation
Saturday, November 14, 2009
The NEA Opera Honors Awards represent the greatest honor our nation bestows in opera, and recognizes individuals who have made extraordinary contributions to opera in the United States and have become cultural treasures of the nation. The 2009 recipients are John Adams, Frank Corsaro, Marilyn Horne, Lotfi Mansouri and Julius Rudel.
The NEA Opera Honors Awards event takes place on Saturday, November 14, at 7:30 p.m. in the Sidney Harman Hall of the Harman Center for the Arts, Washington, DC.
While the event is currently sold-out, unclaimed tickets will be offered free to the public on a first-come, first-served basis, as of 7 p.m. on November 14 at the Harman Center for the Arts Box Office: 610 F Street NW. In addition, free tickets will be available for viewing a live video feed in the Harman Center’s lobbies.
More information about the NEA Opera Honors is available at www.neaoperahonors.org.
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National Opera Week Ends
Sunday, November 22, 2009
Opera has become such a vital part of the American musical fabric, that nearly 100 companies/organizations from across the country will be participating in and celebrating the first ever National Opera Week from November 13-22, 2009.
Participating organizations will offer a range of free programs for the public that demonstrate the allure and accessibility of this most multi-media of the arts and will be accessible to both opera lovers and newcomers to the art form. These events, showcasing the strength and diversity of established companies, community opera ensembles and opera training programs, will range from open houses, lectures/demonstrations and community performances to the presentation of the nation’s highest award in the field, the NEA Opera Honors (www.neaoperahonors.org).
Visit www.operaamerica.org/now for a complete listing of National Opera Week events.
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Making Connections: Master Class with Harolyn Blackwell
Wednesday, January 13, 2010
Join us for a vocal master class with celebrated American soprano Harolyn Blackwell. Four singers drawn from the OPERA America membership will perform.
Pre-registration
required.
When: 6:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m., followed by a reception
Where: 330 Seventh Avenue, 16th floor (at 29th Street)
To learn more and register, visit: www.operaamerica.org/makingconnections
Questions? Call 212-796-8620 or e-mail MakingConnections@operaamerica.org
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Salon Series: An Evening with Ricky Ian Gordon
Wednesday, February 10, 2010
OPERA America's Salon Series: Exploring American Voices features live performances of American opera and songs in the intimate setting of the OPERA America office. The Salon Series showcases the diverse and unique talents of today's most distinguished composers.
The next event will take place at OPERA America on February 10 at 6:00 p.m., and will feature the music of Ricky Ian Gordon. The evening's program will be performed by soprano Devon Guthrie, mezzo-soprano Rebecca Jo Loeb, tenor John Myers, baritone Aaron Theno and Ricky Ian Gordon himself at the keyboard. The composer will be in attendance for a post-performance conversation with OPERA America President and CEO Marc A. Scorca. The event is presented in collaboration with Carl Fischer Music.
Admission is free, but seating is limited; please R.S.V.P. by Friday, February 5 to José Rincón at JRincon@operaamerica.org.
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Vancouver Opera brings in chairman Mao and president Nixon
By Miro Cernetig
• The Vancouver Sun • Thursday, March 11, 2010
At a time when the arts are facing lean times and deep budget cuts, arts leaders might want to follow the strategy of James Wright, head of the Vancouver Opera: If you want big box office, keep the program culturally relevant. That's what he did when the Vancouver Opera wove west coast aboriginal themes into The Magic Flute, a hit in 2007, and a taste of the role first nations would later play during the 2010 Olympics. And that's what Wright is doing once again over the next two weeks, by bringing the contemporary opera, Nixon in China, to Vancouver.
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All the Classroom's a Stage
By Rachel Williams
• The Guardian • Thursday, March 11, 2010
Eleven-year-olds are to learn Shakespeare using techniques employed by RSC actors, and English teachers will be encouraged to let pupils walk around the classroom rather than reading the plays while sitting at their desks.
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Dispute Heats Up Over Proposed New Fees for Playing Songs on the Radio
By Joseph Plambeck
• The New York Times • Thursday, March 11, 2010
For more than 70 years, royalty payments for air time have flowed to the songwriters and music publishers but not to the musicians or record companies. Now there is a renewed drive to revisit that arrangement, and in recent weeks the volume of the discussion has increased several decibels.
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Married singers to play star-crossed couple in Romeo and Juliet opera
By Charlene Bandridge
• North County Times • Thursday, March 11, 2010
Don't tell the others, but tenor Stephen Costello is soprano Ailyn Perez's favorite Romeo, and she's had a few --- on stage, that is. Costello, Perez's real-life husband, is just getting started with this particular role, which he sings for the first time when the two make their San Diego Opera debuts this weekend in Charles Gounod's Romeo and Juliet at the San Diego Civic Theatre. The opera is based on William Shakespeare's play.
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Samuel Barber's centennial provides a reminder of the composer's communicative power
By Tim Smith
• Clef Notes (The Baltimore Sun) • Thursday, March 11, 2010
There was a period when American music of a decidedly lyrical nature was looked down upon by academics and, of course, some critics. Composers were suspect if they fell for ear-catching melodies or lush harmonies, or kept even a toe in 19th-century waters. The gold standard was supposed to be music that was thorny, gritty, abstract, aggressively atonal.
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