Technical & Production Resources
With the continuing growth of the opera industry, the demand for technical and production staff — stage managers, assistant stage managers, assistant stage directors, designers, and technicians, to name only a few — is at an all time high. OPERA America seeks to make technical and production professionals aware of the opportunities in opera and offers specific services for them.
Why Opera?: The field of opera offers a wealth of employment opportunities for designers and technical/production professionals. Learn more here.
Opera Source: Opera Source contains the most recent information available on auditions and other upcoming events, as well as general information on thousands of mainstage, training, educational, management and competition opportunities from a range of organizations.
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Making Connections: This series, held at OPERA America’s New York offices, consists of professional development and networking events for all opera artists.
Workshops: OPERA America hosts professional development workshops across the country with experts from the field who provide business and career advice for emerging artists.
ArtistLink Sample: This monthly electronic newsletter contains articles, resources and upcoming opportunities for opera artists and administrators. This member benefit replaces previous artistic services publications including Voices and Opera Forum.
Jobs in Opera: Recent job openings in the opera field are posted in this online database.
Standard Costume Measurement Form: Created by OPERA America’s Technical/Production Committee, this measurement form is a valuable resource for companies, artist managers and singers.
Links
• Association of British Theatre Technicians Training
• Backstage Jobs
• Backstage World
• CITT: Canadian Institute of Theater Technology
• ESTA: Entertainment Services & Technology Association
• IATSE
• Musical America Online
• Stage Managers' Association
• SMNetwork
• United States Institute for Theatre Technology
• United Scenic Artists
Do you use other resources as well? Have a list of favorite places for artist information? Please e-mail Megan Young with suggested additions to this list.
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