Opera Conference 2018 has ended

Create Your Own Event

Opera Conference 2018

David Smith

Minnesota Opera
Librettist/Lyricist/Trustee
Minneapolis

Experienced playwright, emerging lyricist, graduate of Ben Krywosz Composer-Librettist Studio. Seeking composer collaborators and producers. Particular interest in literary adaptations (UNDER THE VOLCANO, Wallace Stevens poetry, etc.). Like to write strong female characters. Wit and humor included!

1:00pm CDT

New Works Forum Regency Ballroom A/B, 2nd Floor, Hyatt RegencyJecca Barry • Douglas Clayton • Anthony Davis • David Devan • Zizi Mueller • Threshold Acoustics • The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation • Schuler Shook • SD&A Teleservices

8:00pm CDT

Regina Loretto-Hilton CenterOpera Theatre of Saint Louis

9:15am CDT

Keynote: A Conversation with John Adams Regency Ballroom C/D, 2nd Floor, Hyatt RegencyJohn Adams • Peggy Kriha Dye • Laura Kaminsky • Mark Edward Kent • Anh Le • Susan Malott • Timothy O'Leary • Ruth Orth • Karen Quisenberry • Marc A. Scorca • Roger Weitz • ADA Artist Management

11:00am CDT

Reinventing the Event Regency Ballroom A, 2nd Floor, Hyatt RegencyDan Cooperman

12:30pm CDT

Specialty: Innovation Grantee Lunch Sterling 6, 2nd Floor, Hyatt RegencyClaire Gohorel • Kurt Howard • Sarah Lutman • Ann and Gordon Getty Foundation

2:00pm CDT

Roundtable: Trustees Sterling 2, 2nd Floor, Hyatt RegencyEvan Hazell • Ruth Orth • Genovese Vanderhoof & Associates

3:30pm CDT

Opera Artists as Activists Regency Ballroom F, 2nd Floor, Hyatt RegencyChristian De Gré • Kayhan Irani • Laura Kaminsky • Ben Krywosz • Gill Sotu • Fisher Dachs Associates

5:00pm CDT

Sponsor Reception Soundmirror Exhibit Hall, 2nd Floor, Hyatt RegencyCaleres • LiveNote • PatronManager • Soundmirror • Vatic • Threshold Acoustics • Connect the Arts • Fisher Dachs Associates • Genovese Vanderhoof & Associates • Music Publishers Association • Stingray Classica • Robert Swaney Consulting • Missouri Arts Council • Centene Charitable Foundation • PNC Foundation • Regional Arts Commission of St. Louis • ADA Artist Management • Schuler Shook • SD&A Teleservices • Act 1 Tours

6:30pm CDT

Network Dinners Loretto-Hilton CenterLiveNote • Threshold Acoustics • Schuler Shook • SD&A Teleservices

8:00pm CDT

Orfeo & Euridice Loretto-Hilton CenterOpera Theatre of Saint Louis

10:30am CDT

Meeting Audience Expectations Regency Ballroom C/D, 2nd Floor, Hyatt RegencyTim Powers • Annie Burridge • David Devan • Sunil Iyengar • Marc A. Scorca • Christine Yoon • Threshold Acoustics • The Wallace Foundation • Schuler Shook • SD&A Teleservices

1:45pm CDT

All Conference Roundtable: Confronting Sexual Harassment, Abuse and Assault Regency Ballroom C/D, 2nd Floor, Hyatt RegencyAdrienne D. Davis

6:00pm CDT

Host Company Welcome Reception Sally S. Levy Opera CenterOpera Theatre of Saint Louis

8:00pm CDT

An American Soldier Loretto-Hilton CenterOpera Theatre of Saint Louis

11:00am CDT

Merging Musical Traditions Regency Ballroom F, 2nd Floor, Hyatt RegencyGill Sotu • Christopher Hahn • Daniel Kramer • Keturah Stickann • Threshold Acoustics • Fisher Dachs Associates • Schuler Shook

1:15pm CDT

Identity in Storytelling Regency Ballroom F, 2nd Floor, Hyatt RegencyKurt Howard • Kayhan Irani • Cerise Jacobs • Daniel Kramer • Patricia Racette • Huang Ruo • Sheila Silver • Fisher Dachs Associates

4:00pm CDT

Reflections and Looking Forward Regency Ballroom C, 2nd Floor, Hyatt RegencyMarc A. Scorca • Andrew Jorgensen • Susan Malott • Noémi Neidorff • Centene Charitable Foundation

8:00pm CDT

La traviata Loretto-Hilton CenterOpera Theatre of Saint Louis