New York City Opera

“On september 6, 2024, constantine orbelian, the signer of form 990 and char500 for fiscal year june 30, 2024, replaced michael capasso who retired from his position as executive director. Constantine orbelian receives no compensation.”

“The form 990 is prepared by an independent accounting firm and is reviewed by management with the accountants. The entire form 990 with all schedules is e-mailed in pdf format to every voting board member prior to submitting the form to the internal revenue service.”

“The organization has a conflict of interest policy that covers all members of the board of directors and officers. Covered persons are required to disclose annually any actual and potential conflicts to the board chair, who shall bring the matter to the attention of the entire board for review and determination of whether any actual conflict exists and the appropriate action to be taken. Any board member with a potential conflict of interest is to recuse oneself from participating in the discussion and voting on the matter.”

“The organization's personnel committee chaired by the treasurer is responsible for reviewing and approving the general director's annual compensation. The personnel committee reviews comparable data of similar types of organizations within the same geographic area to determine the compensation of the general director. The personnel committee communicates its conclusions reached on the general director's compensation to the board of directors.”

“The organization will make its form 990 available for public inspection as required under section 6104 of the internal revenue code by posting it on guidestar.org and other similar types of websites. In addition, forms 990 and 1023 are availabe upon written requests.”

“New york city opera was famously dubbed "the people's opera" by mayor fiorello laguardia at its founding in 1943. More than 70 years later, city opera continues its historic mission to inspire audiences with innovative and theatrically compelling opera, nurture the work of promising american artists, and build new audiences through affordable ticket prices and extensive outreach and education programs.”

“City opera's current administration utilizes a unique, entrepreneurial business model by creating artistic and operational partnerships, forging strong relationships with union and venues, and engaging both new and traditional audiences. Continuing its historic commitment to educational outreach, the company provides opportunities for thousand of new york city school children to attend city opera dress rehearsals, where they meet cast members and crew and learn about careers in the performing arts. For many, this is their first live opera experience. Throughout its season, city opera also presented hour-long, family-friendly adaptations of classic opera, introducing opera to the very youngest audiences. Renewing its tradition of bringing opera to the widest possible audience, city opera also presented free opera performances in bryant park, enabling thousands of new yorkers to experience opera in a relaxed, familiar environment.”