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OPERA America Salutes

Celebrating Opera's Great Leaders

OPERA America Salutes brings together artists, producers, and advocates in a special tribute to some of the field’s most accomplished figures. The unforgettable evening honors industry pioneers and supports the next generation of opera leaders.

In addition to saluting new classes of the Opera Hall of Fame and National Opera Trustee Recognition Awards, the 2026 event features a final curtain call and farewell for OPERA America's longtime President and CEO Marc A. Scorca after 35 years of visionary leadership for the field.

Friday, March 20, 2026
The Plaza Hotel
768 5th Ave, New York, NY

Honoring

  • Opera Hall of Fame Inductees
  • National Opera Trustee Recognition Awardees

Saluting

  • Marc A. Scorca, President/CEO, OPERA America

Featuring

  • Cocktails and dinner
  • Special musical performances by singers from the Metropolitan Opera’s Lindemann Young Artist Development Program

Proceeds from the event will sustain OPERA America’s professional development programs, including the Leadership Intensive, New General Director Roundtables, and Mentorship Programs.

Business attire

The Evening's Honorees
Opera Hall of Fame

Donnie Ray Albert, baritone and teacher
Mark Campbell, librettist and teacher
Denyce Graves, mezzo-soprano and teacher
Christopher Hahn, arts leader and administrator
Susan F. and William C. Morris, philanthropists and advocates
Bernard and Barbro Osher, philanthropists and advocates
Francesca Zambello, arts administrator and director

National Opera Trustee Recognition Awards

Marc Chalifoux,* Against the Grain Theatre
Jeffrey Cunard, Washington National Opera
Janet Farrell, IN Series
Erin Flannery, Experiments in Opera
Liz Kathman Grubow, Cincinnati Opera
Robert Milne,* Pacific Opera Victoria
Mel Weingart, OPERA San Antonio

*Recipient of the Association for Opera in Canada’s Best in Governance Award

Tribute & Curtain Call

Marc A. Scorca, President/CEO, OPERA America

Tickets & Tables

Tickets and tables will be available in Fall 2025.

For questions, contact us at Membership@operaamerica.org or 646.699.5248.

Tickets and tables available in Fall 2025

For questions about the event, call 646.699.5248.