Webinars
OPERA America webinars offer a year-round series of learning opportunities that address key topics pertinent to the industry.
These general and network-specific sessions supplement in-person convenings with panel discussions and expert-led presentations.
Upcoming Webinars:
Building Gender Inclusivity into Opera
Wednesday, September 28, 2022
2:00 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. ET
Free to register
2020–2021 Webinars
Career Transitions for Artists: Cultivating New Skills
This webinar focuses on how performers can develop new skills and flex existing ones to pursue roles offstage.
Making Digital Pay: Lessons from the Frontline
Marquee TV gives a first look at its research into digital content consumption, in partnership with cultural consultancy...
Open for Business: A Season of Experimentation and Discovery
A discussion with arts leaders about learnings from their recent projects, near-term goals and strategies, and thoughts...
Digital Advertising Webinar
Digital advertising experts from Community Boost share how opera companies can make the most of Google Ad Grants...
Behind the Table: Demystifying the Opera Audition
A discussion about the realities of the opera audition process, from application to offer.
Reopening and Recovery
A discussion about the current progress in controlling the pandemic followed by an examination of opera's role as an...
Bringing Latinx Voices to the Opera Stage
This webinar features some of the most prominent Latinx and Hispanic artists and administrators in opera to discuss...
Managing the Challenges of the Inherited Repertoire
This two-part webinar explores the challenges and opportunities of re-examining the inherited repertoire through the...
Opera Hack Presentations
Winning teams present their ideas from San Diego Opera's two-day hackathon, Opera Hack.
Post-Pandemic Pricing
This webinar offers solutions for pricing situations brought about by the COVID-19 pandemic, from digital content to...
Monetizing Digital Content
In this webinar, learn about digital content planning, available resources, digital business models, and monetization...
Understanding Rights for Digital Content
This webinar will take an in-depth look at the permissions required for producing digital content in a wide variety of...
Storytelling in the Time of Physical Distancing and Beyond
This session will provide thought-provoking discussion, artistic and acoustic considerations, and technology guidance...
Key Modes of Recovery Giving: Donor Advised Funds and Charitable IRA Rollover
Speakers share about donor advised funds and the use of charitable IRA rollovers — and how they may be beneficial in...
The State of Opera Artists
Composer Paola Prestini, soprano Talise Trevigne, baritone Jarrett Porter and bass-baritone Ryan McKinny share about the...
Recovery Fundraising for Opera Companies
Consultant Jeff Brooks presents on how to focus your recovery fundraising efforts and craft donor-centric messages that...
From Reset to Reinvention: Moving Opera Forward After COVID-19
Leaders from the opera industry explore what it means to create, produce, and enjoy opera after COVID-19— all through...
Engaging Your Board During Disruption
Consultant Susan Howlett will equip you with the tools you need to optimize your board leadership now and in the months...
The State of Opera: Part 1
Marc A. Scorca and general directors Annie Burridge (Austin Opera) and Ryan Taylor (Minnesota Opera) share insights into...
The State of Opera: Part 2
Marc A. Scorca and general directors Barbara Lynne Jamison (Kentucky Opera) and Andrew Jorgensen (Opera Theatre of Saint...
Advocacy Training for Opera Trustees
Marc A. Scorca and Laurie Baskin present a webinar for opera company trustees to learn the fundamentals of advocacy.
2020 Electronic Media Association Updates
Speakers discuss recent changes to the Integrated Media Agreement and COVID-19 provisions for moving recorded...