Building Opera Audiences Grants
Building Opera Audiences Grants, offered from 2013 to 2016, supported Professional Company Members with new initiatives and existing programs that cultivated new audiences, built patron loyalty, and led to more frequent attendance at opera performances.
Building Opera Audiences Grants were discontinued in 2016. They were supported by Ann and Gordon Getty Foundation.
Meet the Grantees
2016 Recipients
| Opera Company | Project |
|---|---|
| Chicago Opera Theater | Breaking the Walls Initiative |
| LA Opera | Launching DTLA-Opera to embrace the renaissance of arts and culture downtown |
| Michigan Opera Theatre | Piloting MOT Ambassadors community engagement program |
| Opera on Tap | The Parksville Murders |
| Opera Philadelphia | Mobile Device App |
| Opera Theatre of Saint Louis | "Bring the Kids!" Matinees |
| San Diego Opera | Opera on Track |
| San Francisco Opera | SF Opera Lab |
Learn more about grant projects in the press release.
2015 Recipients
| Opera Company | Project |
|---|---|
| Florida Grand Opera | The City of Progress, continued |
| LA Opera | Re-Branding Opera for the 21st Century, continued |
| Lyric Opera of Chicago | Audience loyalty research |
| Opera Memphis | 30 Days of Opera Web Expansion |
| Opera Saratoga | Saratoga Sings |
| OperaLancaster | Generation Next |
| Portland Opera | Opera ala Cart |
| Tapestry Opera | Indie Opera TO |
| Utah Opera | Introducing Salt Lake City's creative community to opera and collaboration with local artists |
Learn more about grant projects in the press release.
2014 Recipients
| Opera Company | Project |
|---|---|
| Arizona Opera | Hispanic Community Cultivation Programs |
| Center City Opera Theater | New festival season in 2015 |
| Cincinnati Opera | Mobile Opera House |
| LA Opera | Re-Branding Opera for the 21st Century |
| Lyric Opera of Chicago | Caminos a la Opera (Roads to Opera) |
| Opera Philadelphia | Consumer engagement research project |
| Palm Beach Opera | Opera @ the Waterfront: custom app for event |
Learn more about grant projects in the press release.
2013 Recipients
| Opera Company | Project |
|---|---|
| American Opera Projects | "Have A Voice" Mobile App Development |
| Arizona Opera | Viva la Opera! Univision Partnership |
| Florentine Opera | Florentine Opera Young Professionals |
| LA Opera | Open House/Community Circle/LA Opera Off Grand/LA Opera on Air |
| Madison Opera | Opera in the Park surveys |
| Opera Memphis | 30 Days of Opera |
| Opera on the James | Get Real |
| Opera Theater of Pittsburgh | My First Time |
| San Francisco Opera | Community Open House |
| Sarasota Opera | Subscription Options: Met HD + Tickets to live events |
| Seattle Opera | Preferred Subscriber program/Select Your Own Seat |
| Syracuse Opera | BoGos for Maria de Buenos Aires or The Tragedy of Carmen |
| Vancouver Opera | Transporting Opera Audiences |
Learn more about grant projects in the press release.