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OPERA America’s Career Guide for Opera - Something for Everyone!
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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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Classical Music is Supreme Today at the Nation's Highest Court
By Anastasia Tsioulcas • Deceptive Cadences (NPR) • Wednesday, May 16, 2012
This is a big week for classical music at the Supreme Court. Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg provided Alex Ross at The New Yorker with a list of her favorite records. Not only does Justice Ginsburg have impeccable taste in opera — from Placido Domingo's classic Otello to the Nathan Gunn/Ian Bostridge Billy Budd — but her son, James Ginsburg, has become an important force in promoting Chicago-area musicians via his record label, Cedille...

To top it off, Justice Ginsburg — who has made cameo appearances in Ariadne auf Naxos and Die Fledermaus at the Washington National Opera — hosted last year's NEA Opera Awards. 
The trailer has arrived for HBO's "Renée Fleming: A YoungArts MasterClass"
By Zerbinetta • A Liberal's Libretto • Tuesday, May 15, 2012
Last week, I brought you the news that RENÉE FLEMING: A YoungArts MasterClass, is set to air on HBO on May 28, 2012 at 6:00pm. Inspired by the hugely successful first season of the HBO MasterClass series, this Special Presentation will inaugurate the second year of the acclaimed Emmy-nominated program.
Audra McDonald: Shaping 'Bess' On Broadway
By Staff • NPR • Tuesday, May 15, 2012
Audra McDonald has starred in stage classics and on TV, where she played a leading role on the ABC drama Private Practice for four seasons. But the actress might be better known for her stunning voice and for her performances in the Broadway productions of Carousel, Master Class and Ragtime, which helped her rack up three Tony Awards before the age of 30. She won a fourth Tony for her performance in A Raisin in the Sun, putting her in the company of Broadway greats Gwen Verdon and Mary Martin.
Kid Rock, DSO concert raises $1 million, but also profile of orchestra with new audience
By Mark Stryker • Detriot Free Press • Tuesday, May 15, 2012
Now that my ears have finally stopped ringing after Saturday night’s explosive collaboration of Kid Rock and the Detroit Symphony Orchestra at the Fox Theatre, I want to put an exclamation point on a truly extraordinary night for the orchestra. The concert sold out the 5,000-seat theater and raised $1 million for the cash-strapped DSO. But the money only begins to get at why Saturday was a landmark for the symphony and why, in the wake of last year’s divisive musician strike, last week served as a microcosm of how the orchestra is rebuilding and rebranding itself.
The New Opera Audience
By Keith Cerny • TheaterJones • Tuesday, May 15, 2012
Many leaders in the opera field, including myself, are regularly asked the question, "How can we develop the 'new' opera audience?" The questioner usually takes the view that the opera audience is too narrow, and aging out, and that the next generation is lagging in their commitment and interest. Implicit in his or her question is that this is a new phenomenon that current leaders in the field may not be addressing adequately. Consider, though, the following true stories:
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Wednesday, May 16, 2012
      

Spring 2012 Magazine Issue
  • Letter from the President/CEO
  • Opera Conference 2012: Creative Resurgence
  • Operatic Evolution and Natural Selection
  • The National Opera Center: Countdown
  • Developing New Work
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