The Minnesota Opera

Filing Period

Jul 1, 2010 to Jun 30, 2011

Signed

Dec 21, 2011

Return Version

2010v3.4

Gross Receipts

$10,675,973

Mission

Major Activities

Activity 2

Minnesota opera is committed to the education of both current and future artists, audiences and persons interested in the operatic art form. The opera's education and outreach efforts included adult education classes; cooperation!, an in-school residency program that places resident artists and a teaching artist in secondary and elementary schools; spotlight partnership - a specialized in-school residency program for at-risk youths, audition master classes - which provides opportunities for high school students to work with members of the opera staff and guest artists, project opera - consists of three groups, ragazzi (grades 4-7), giovani (grades 8-12) and the apprentice program (grades 8-12), summer opera camp - a week-long vocal training program for teens, imagineopera.org - an education specific website that provides resources for teachers and students to learn about the art form, student matinees - open final dress rehearsals with an invited audience of primarily high school students, triple play teacher workshop - a teacher workshop designed to help teachers teach opera in the classroom, and opera insights - a pre-performance lecture open to ticket holders one hour before each performance.

Activity 3

The opera's resident artist program provided six singers, two opera coaches/pianists, a conductor, a director and a stage manager at the initial stages of their careers with nine months of professional development, including vocal training and coaching, stage time, classes and career counseling. In addition to appearing in minnesota opera's productions, these artists were an integral part of the company's outreach and education efforts, serving as operatic ambassadors throughout the community both in schools and at special events.

Filer

EIN

41-0946789