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Opera Conference 2018

Michael Gregory

Heartland Opera Theatre
General Director
Joplin, MO

heartlandoperatheatre.com

I'm a new general director who had previously served on the board and as treasurer. I want to learn about how to find artistic directors and artists, and how to bring our organization into this century. We've been around for twenty years, but just coasting along.

4:30pm

Women’s Opera Network: Taking Control of Our Narrative Regency Ballroom A/B, 2nd Floor, Hyatt RegencyKathryn Smith • Jane Pigott • Ana De Archuleta • Cheryl Hickman • Gayle P.W. Jackson • Laura Kaminsky • Liz Kellogg • Esther Nelson • Karen Quisenberry • Jeri Sedlar • Karen Slack • Dona D. Vaughn • Caleres • Fisher Dachs Associates

8:30am

New Professional Company Member (PCM) Welcome Sterling 3. 2nd Floor, Hyatt Regency

9:15am

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

Messaging Our Impact Regency Ballroom F, 2nd Floor, Hyatt RegencyCeci Dadisman • Michelle Myers • Schuler Shook • SD&A Teleservices

2:00pm

Roundtable: All the World's a Stage Regency Ballroom E, 2nd Floor, Hyatt RegencyAlexa B. Antopol • Matt Brogan • George Cederquist • Eric Einhorn • Todd Hensley • Anna Labykina • Robin Glosemeyer Petrone • Scott Pfeiffer • Patrick Rizzotti • LiveNote • Threshold Acoustics

3:30pm

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

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

10:30am

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

12:15pm

OPERA America Annual Business Meeting and Lunch Gateway East, 18th Floor, Hyatt RegencyMarc A. Scorca • Timothy O'Leary • Schuler Shook

3:30pm

A Holistic Approach to Customer Service Regency Ballroom F, 2nd Floor, Hyatt RegencyTim Powers • Michael Solomon • The Wallace Foundation • SD&A Teleservices

6:00pm

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

8:00pm

An American Soldier Loretto-Hilton CenterOpera Theatre of Saint Louis

9:15am

Recognizing and Undoing Racism Regency Ballroom C, 2nd Floor, Hyatt RegencyRoberto Bedoya • Mark Edward Kent • Timothy O'Leary • Melanie Powell-Robinson • Marc A. Scorca • Felicia Shaw • Fisher Dachs Associates