San Francisco Opera Association

Filing Period

Aug 1, 2010 to Jul 31, 2011

Signed

Jun 14, 2012

Return Version

2010v3.4

Gross Receipts

$101,934,208

Mission

Major Activities

Activity 2

Electronic media - the objective of this initiative is to reach a new audience with digital content via radio broadcasts, simulcasts, web videos, operavision and a cinema series. Classical radio station, kdfc, rebroadcasts the opera's full season to an audience of approximately 25,000 listeners per title. Wfmt rebroadcasts radio programs to a national and international audience of approximately 1.5 million.the "opera in the ballpark" simulcast at at&t park in partnership with the san francisco giants featured a free live hd simulcast of verdi's aida to an audience of approximately 32,000. The grand opera cinema series released four new titles to regional and international movie theaters and performing arts venues including puccini's la boheme and tosca and donizetti's lucia di lammermoor and elixir of love. In august 2010, the company launched a partnership with kqed public television to air grand operas recorded live in high definition at the opera house. The kqed television series launched with broadcasts of puccini's madama butterfly and la rondine, mozart's don giovanni and saint-saens' samson and dalilah. Web videos are included on the opera's website which include opera excerpts, interviews and opera talks. Operavision, offered at select performances, gives balcony audiences a better view of the stage with the use of screens which provide closeup and mid-range ensemble shots in high-definition video with supertitles.

Activity 3

Opera center (training and professional development) - the opera supports an internationally recognized training and professional development program, the adler fellowship program. Founded in 1977 as the san francisco affiliate artists opera program, adler fellowships are performance-oriented, two-year residencies for young artists of major operatic potential. Adler fellowships offer unique opportunities for young artists to develop their skills and gain performance experience within a major international opera company. The adlers' activities included an annual adler fellows concert and four schwabacher debut recitals.former adler fellows include sopranos patricia racette, ruth ann swenson, carol vaness and deborah voigt; mezzo sopranos zheng cao and dolora zajick; countertenor brian asawa; baritones eugene brancoveanu, mark delavan, lucas meachem and david okerlund; and bass baritones monte pederson and john relyea. Third-year adler fellow, leah crocetto, was selected as the us representative to the bbc cardiff singer of the world competition held in june 2011.the opera's commitment to providing music education and enrichment opportunities to students, teachers, young audiences and adults, continued in a myriad of school and family programs and online resources. San francisco opera and the san franciso opera guild annually bring opera and music education programs to over 126,000 students and individuals throughout northern california.

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EIN

94-0836240