Opera Conference 2018: Full Schedule

8:30am CDT

New Professional Company Member (PCM) Welcome

Limited Capacity seats available

OPERA America welcomes staff and trustees from its newest Professional Company Members to start off the conference with a casual breakfast and orientation.

Thursday June 21, 2018 8:30am - 9:00am CDT
Sterling 3. 2nd Floor, Hyatt Regency 315 Chestnut Street, St. Louis, MO 63102

Specialty

Limited Access By invitation.

12:30pm CDT

Specialty: Innovation Grantee Lunch

Limited Capacity filling up

Grant awardees from both FY2017 and FY2018 grant cycles are invited to gather together to share discoveries and challenges in a conversation with Sarah Lutman and OPERA America staff.
Lunch is included.

Speakers

Claire Gohorel

Grantmaking Manager, OPERA America

With a professional background in museum fundraising operations and academic degrees in anthropology, I bring my passion for cultural expression to OPERA America. As Grantmaking Manager, I support the administration of grants across all of OPERA America's grant programs.

Kurt Howard

Director of Programs and Services, OPERA America

After three years as OPERA America's managing director, Kurt Howard shifted into the position of director of programs services in 2017. Howard is responsible for professional development programs, annual conference planning and execution, supervision of grant programs (specifically... Read More →

Sarah Lutman

Principal, 8 Bridges Workshop

Sarah Lutman founded Lutman & Associates, now 8 Bridges Workshop, in March 2012. Since then she has pursued a wide variety of projects with clients in cultural, public media, and philanthropic organizations. Her experience as an entrepreneur and innovator is well-documented in projects... Read More →

Sponsors

Ann and Gordon Getty Foundation

Sponsor: Innovation Grants

Thursday June 21, 2018 12:30pm - 1:45pm CDT
Sterling 6, 2nd Floor, Hyatt Regency 315 Chestnut Street, St. Louis, MO 63102

Specialty

Limited Access By invitation

12:45pm CDT

Specialty: Co-Production Marketplace and Lunch

Limited Capacity full
Adding this to your schedule will put you on the waitlist.

This is the place to find co-producers and collaborators for your upcoming seasons. Artistic administrators, production managers and general directors representing companies that have completed OPERA America’s Future Season Survey are invited to share information and identify opportunities for co-productions, rentals and other inter-company collaborations. Building on the first Marketplace offered in 2016, discussions will be arranged by venue and production scale to allow like-sized companies to connect while reviewing a digest of the survey.

Lunch is provided.

Moderators

Laura Lee Everett

Chief Programs Officer, OPERA America

The Chief Programs Officer for OPERA America, Laura Lee Everett has more than two decades of experience in opera production management, collaborating with some of the most renowned artists in contemporary opera. She has produced the Opera America Songbook (50 commissioned songs for... Read More →

Sponsors

LiveNote

Technical/Production Network and Under 35 Mixer Sponsor, InstantEncore

LiveNote® - The Philadelphia Orchestra and InstantEncore have combined forces to introduce LiveNote® - an interactive performance guide for your mobile app. With LiveNote, your audience can view translations, program notes, and images smoothly in real time via any internet conn... Read More →

Schuler Shook

Sponsor: General Director sessions, Schuler Shook Theatre Planners | Lighting Designers

Schuler Shook is an internationally recognized theatre planning and consulting firm with extensive experience in opera facility planning. Our clients include Lyric Opera of Chicago, Sydney Opera House, Santa Fe Opera, Sarasota Opera, Cincinnati Opera, Seattle Opera, Portland Opera... Read More →

The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation

Sponsor: New Works Forum

Threshold Acoustics

Sponsor: Artistic Administration Network

Threshold provides acoustics and audio/video design consulting for performing arts buildings, aware of tradition and turned toward the future, relating to each client and project with clarity, accessibility and individuality.

Thursday June 21, 2018 12:45pm - 1:45pm CDT
Regency Ballroom F, 2nd Floor, Hyatt Regency 315 Chestnut St., St. Louis, MO 63102

Specialty, Org Members

Area of Focus GD, TECH/PROD, AA
KEY THEME Innovation in Production
Reservations Required Advance registration is required
Limited Access By invitation

3:30pm CDT

Specialty: Innovation Grantee Consultations

Limited Capacity full
Adding this to your schedule will put you on the waitlist.

Pre-scheduled consultations for Innovation Grant awardees.

Speakers

Sarah Lutman

Principal, 8 Bridges Workshop

Sponsors

Ann and Gordon Getty Foundation

Sponsor: Innovation Grants

Thursday June 21, 2018 3:30pm - 5:00pm CDT
Sterling 1, 2nd Floor, Hyatt Regency 315 Chestnut Street, St. Louis, MO 63102

Specialty

7:45am CDT

50th Anniversary Committee Meeting

Limited Capacity filling up

Saturday June 23, 2018 7:45am - 9:00am CDT
Sterling 4, 2nd Floor, Hyatt Regency 315 Chestnut Street, St. Louis, MO 63012

Specialty

Limited Access By invitation

8:00am CDT

Specialty: Civic Action Group Breakfast

Limited Capacity seats available

Members of the 2017 and 2018 cohorts of the Civic Action Group are invited to share updates and discoveries in their civic practice work and continue the discussions from the January meeting.

Speakers

Roberto Bedoya

Cultural Affairs Manager (and Minister of Belonging on USDAC Cabinet), City of Oakland

Roberto Bedoya is Cultural Affairs Manager for the City of Oakland, CA, overseeing the Cultural Affairs Unit, housed in the City's Department of Economic and Workforce Development. He previously served as executive director of the Tucson Pima Arts Council, overseeing grant making... Read More →

Sponsors

National Endowment for the Arts

Established by Congress in 1965, the NEA is the independent federal agency whose funding and support gives Americans the opportunity to participate in the arts, exercise their imaginations, and develop their creative capacities. Through partnerships with state arts agencies, local... Read More →

Saturday June 23, 2018 8:00am - 9:00am CDT
Sterling 3. 2nd Floor, Hyatt Regency 315 Chestnut Street, St. Louis, MO 63102

Specialty

KEY THEME Civic Action
Limited Access By invitation

11:00am CDT

Long-Range New Works Planning

Limited Capacity full
Adding this to your schedule will put you on the waitlist.

In this free-form discussion, artistic planners (general directors, artistic administrators, publishers and producers) will have the confidential opportunity to share ideas and plans for the development of new works in coming seasons, with the intention of finding developers, co-commissioners and other collaboration opportunities among OPERA America member companies.

Moderators

Specialty, Org Members

Area of Focus GD, AA
KEY THEME Innovation in Production
Reservations Required Yes
Limited Access For general directors, artistic administrators, publishers and producers. By invitation

1:00pm CDT

Specialty: Innovation Grantee Consultations

Limited Capacity full
Adding this to your schedule will put you on the waitlist.

Pre-scheduled consultations for Innovation Grant awardees.

Speakers

Sarah Lutman

Principal, 8 Bridges Workshop

Sponsors

Ann and Gordon Getty Foundation

Sponsor: Innovation Grants

Saturday June 23, 2018 1:00pm - 3:15pm CDT
Sterling 8 Hyatt Regency, 315 Chestnut Street, St. Louis, MO 63105

Specialty

Opera Conference 2018

8:30am CDT

12:30pm CDT

Claire Gohorel

Kurt Howard

Sarah Lutman

Ann and Gordon Getty Foundation

12:45pm CDT

Laura Lee Everett

LiveNote

Schuler Shook

The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation

Threshold Acoustics

3:30pm CDT

Sarah Lutman

Ann and Gordon Getty Foundation

7:45am CDT

8:00am CDT

Roberto Bedoya

National Endowment for the Arts

11:00am CDT

Kurt Howard

Gina Hays

Schuler Shook

The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation

Threshold Acoustics

1:00pm CDT

Sarah Lutman

Ann and Gordon Getty Foundation

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