The Minnesota Opera

Filing Period

Jul 1, 2011 to Jun 30, 2012

Signed

Jan 21, 2013

Return Version

2011v1.2

Gross Receipts

$10,551,424

Mission

Major Activities

Activity 2

Minnesota opera's education and outreach efforts included adult education classes; cooperation!, an in-school residency program that places teaching artists and resident artists into 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. Special for this year was the first commission for project opera. Based on the popular children's novel by lois lowry, susan kander's the giver was specially created for teen-agers to sing and perform and was additionally webcast to over 4,000 viewers. The giver was co-commissioned with the lyric opera of kansas city.

Activity 3

Minnesota opera's resident artist program provided ten young professionals at the initial stages of their careers with nine months of professional development, including vocal training and coaching, stage time, classes and career counseling. This program includes both performers and other practitioners of the art form. 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