Organizations Filed Purposes:
SAN FRANCISCO OPERA'S MISSION IS 1) TO PRESENT OPERA PERFORMANCES OF THE HIGHEST INTERNATIONAL QUALITY AVAILABLE TO THE WIDEST POSSIBLE AUDIENCES; 2) TO PERPETUATE AND ENRICH THE OPERATIC ART FORM; 3) TO BE CREATIVE AND INNOVATIVE IN ALL ASPECTS OF OPERA; AND 4) TO TAKE A LEADERSHIP ROLE IN TRAINING, ARTS EDUCATION, AND AUDIENCE DEVELOPMENT. CURRENT PROGRAMS INCLUDE COMMUNITY OUTREACH, TRAINING AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT OF YOUNG ARTISTS AND COMMUNITY EDUCATION.
THE WORLD-RENOWNED SAN FRANCISCO OPERA IS CONSIDERED ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT OPERATIC ORGANIZATIONS IN THE UNITED STATES. GREAT SINGING, OUTSTANDING CONDUCTING AND PRODUCTIONS SENSITIVE TO THE MUSIC ARE CORE VALUES OF THE OPERA. THE OPERA PERPETUATES ITS LEGACY THROUGH THE TRAINING OF YOUNG ARTISTS, ARTS EDUCATION, AND AUDIENCE DEVELOPMENT.
PRODUCTION AND ARTISTIC ACCOMPLISHMENTS - SAN FRANCISCO OPERA'S 96TH SEASON FEATURED 53 MAINSTAGE PERFORMANCES OF EIGHT PRODUCTIONS THAT WERE ALL NEW TO THE WAR MEMORIAL OPERA HOUSE STAGE, A ROSTER OF INTERNATIONALLY RENOWNED ARTISTS, AND NUMEROUS CONCERTS, RECITALS, WORKSHOPS, COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT EVENTS ATTRACTING MORE THAN 201,000 INDIVIDUALS.HIGHLIGHTS OF THE COMPANY'S 2018-19 SEASON INCLUDED A NEW SAN FRANCISCO OPERA PRODUCTION OF PUCCINI'S TOSCA BY DIRECTOR SHAWNA LUCEY AND PRODUCTION DESIGNER ROBERT INNES HOPKINS STARRING ITALIAN SOPRANO CARMEN GIANNATTASIO IN HER COMPANY DEBUT AS TOSCA; WELL RECEIVED MAINSTAGE CONCERTS; AND THE WEST COAST PREMIERE OF JAKE HEGGIE'S IT'S A WONDERFUL LIFE STAGED DURING THE HOLIDAY SEASON. THE SEASON OPENED WITH JOSE CURA'S PRODUCTION OF THE DOUBLE BILL OF MASCAGNI'S CAVALLERIA RUSTICANA AND LEONCAVALLO'S PAGLIACCI SET IN BUENOS AIRES' LA BOCA DISTRICT. DONIZETTI'S LYRIC DRAMA OF TUDOR-ERA ENGLAND, ROBERTO DEVEREUX, WAS PRESENTED IN STEPHEN LAWLESS' PRODUCTION STARRING SONDRA RADVANOVSKY IN A TOUR-DE-FORCE PORTRAYAL OF ELISABETTA (ELIZABETH I, QUEEN OF ENGLAND). STRAUSS' ARABELLA RETURNED TO THE REPERTORY LED BY GERMAN CONDUCTOR MARC ALBRECHT IN HIS PREMIERE AMERICAN OPERA ENGAGEMENT STARRING ELLIE DEHN, BRIAN MULLIGAN, AND HEIDI STOBER. THE 2019 SUMMER PRESENTATIONS WERE DIRECTOR FRANCESCA ZAMBELLO'S NEW-TO-SAN FRANCISCO-OPERA PRODUCTION OF BIZET'S CARMEN STARRING J'NAI BRIDGES AND MATTHEW POLENZANI CONDUCTED BY JAMES GAFFIGAN; HANDEL'S PSYCHOLOGICALLY COMPLEX DRAMA ORLANDO UPDATED TO WORLD WAR II BY DIRECTOR HARRY FEHR STARRING SASHA COOKE IN THE TITLE ROLE; AND A WIDELY-ACCLAIMED PRESENTATION OF DVORAK'S RUSALKA CONDUCTED BY CURRENT CAROLINE H. HUME MUSIC DIRECTOR DESIGNATE, EUN SUN KIM, IN HER COMPANY DEBUT STARRING RACHEL WILLIS-SORENSEN, BRANDON JOVANOVICH, KRISTINN SIGMUNDSSON AND JAMIE BARTON IN DAVID MCVICAR'S PRODUCTION. FOR THE 2018-19 SEASON, SAN FRANCISCO OPERA FEATURED MANY OTHER LEADING OPERATIC ARTISTS INCLUDING SOPRANOS KEARSTIN PIPER BROWN, ANDRIANA CHUCHMAN, CHRISTINA GANSCH, LIANNA HAROUTOUNIAN, ANITA HARTIG, HYE JUNG LEE, GOLDA SCHULTZ; MEZZO-SOPRANOS JILL GROVE, EKATERINA SEMENCHUK; COUNTERTENOR ARYEH NUSSBAUM COHEN; TENORS ROBERTO ARONICA, MARCO BERTI, WILLIAM BURDEN, BRIAN JAGDE, KEITH JAMESON, DANIEL JOHANSSON, RUSSELL THOMAS; BARITONES ROD GILFRY, SCOTT HENDRICKS, JOSHUA HOPKINS, ANDREW MANEA, DAVID PERSHALL, DIMITRI PLATANIAS; BASS-BARITONES KYLE KETELSEN, CHRISTIAN VAN HORN; CONDUCTORS DANIELE CALLEGARI, RICCARDO FRIZZA, LEO HUSSAIN, CHRISTOPHER MOULDS, PATRICK SUMMERS; AND SAN FRANCISCO OPERA CHORUS DIRECTOR IAN ROBERTSON. FOR THE 45TH YEAR, THE OPERA HELD ITS OPERA AT THE PARK CONCERT AT ROBIN WILLIAMS MEADOW IN GOLDEN GATE PARK FEATURING SOLOISTS AND CONDUCTORS FROM THE FALL SEASON. ADDITIONALLY, THE SAN FRANCISCO OPERA CHORUS WAS FEATURED IN CONCERT AT THE DIANE B. WILSEY CENTER FOR OPERA; THE ANNUAL SCHWABACHER RECITAL SERIES, IN COLLABORATION WITH MEROLA OPERA COMPANY AND THE SAN FRANCISCO OPERA CENTER, PROVIDED FOUR SHOWCASES FOR YOUNG ARTISTS AND THE RESIDENT ADLER FELLOWS; AND, IN APRIL, THE COMPANY JOINED WITH THE CITY OF SAN FRANCISCO, FRENCH CONSULATE AND GRACE CATHEDRAL FOR A PUBLIC SOLIDARITY CONCERT FOR NOTRE-DAME DE PARIS. THROUGHOUT THE 2018-19 SEASON, NUMEROUS EDUCATIONAL PERFORMANCES, WORKSHOPS/TRAINING PROGRAMS FOR TEACHERS AND ADULTS, AND OPERA OUTREACH EVENTS WERE HELD REACHING THOUSANDS OF INDIVIDUALS.
ELECTRONIC MEDIA - THE OBJECTIVE OF THIS INITIATIVE IS TO EXTEND THE COMPANY'S AUDIENCE THROUGH TELEVISION AND RADIO BROADCASTS, HOME VIDEO PRODUCTS, LOCAL SIMULCASTS, CINEMA PRESENTATIONS, WEB VIDEOS, AND IN-HOUSE HD COVERAGE. THE COMPANY'S PIONEERING OPERAVISION AND LOBBYVISION, OFFERED AT SELECT PERFORMANCES, GIVES BALCONY AUDIENCES A BETTER VIEW OF THE STAGE WITH SCREENS SHOWING REAL-TIME HD VIDEO AND SUBTITLES.
OPERA CENTER (TRAINING AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT) - THE OPERA SUPPORTS AN INTERNATIONALLY RECOGNIZED TRAINING AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM, THE ADLER FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM. THE ADLER FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM IS A PERFORMANCE-ORIENTED RESIDENCY OF TWO YEARS OFFERING ADVANCED YOUNG ARTISTS INTENSIVE INDIVIDUAL TRAINING, COACHING, PROFESSIONAL SEMINARS, AND A WIDE RANGE OF PERFORMANCE OPPORTUNITIES. ADLER FELLOWS GAIN VALUABLE PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE BY PERFORMING ROLES OF INCREASING IMPORTANCE IN THE OPERA'S MAIN-STAGE SEASON. IN ADDITION TO PERFORMANCES ON THE MAIN STAGE, SELECTED ADLER FELLOWS ARE FEATURED IN THE SCHWABACHER RECITAL SERIES. THE ADLER SEASON CULMINATES IN AN ADLER FELLOWS CONCERT. ALUMNI FROM THE ADLER PROGRAM INCLUDE: SOPRANOS LEAH CROCETTO, NANCY GUSTAFSON, PATRICIA RACETTE, NADINE SIERRA, RUTH ANN SWENSON, ELZA VAN DEN HEEVER, AND DEBORAH VOIGT; MEZZO-SOPRANOS ZHENG CAO AND DOLORA ZAJICK; TENORS BRIAN JAGDE, SEAN PANIKKAR, AND NOAH STEWART; COUNTERTENOR BRIAN ASAWA; BARITONES MARK DELAVAN AND LUCAS MEACHEM; AND BASS-BARITONES MONTE PEDERSON AND JOHN RELYEA. THE SAN FRANCISCO OPERA ALSO SUPPORTS THE MEROLA OPERA PROGRAM FOR ASPIRING PROFESSIONALS, OFFERING UP-AND-COMING SINGERS, COACH-ACCOMPANISTS AND STAGE DIRECTORS THE OPPORTUNITY OF INTENSE STUDY AND PERFORMANCE DURING AN ELEVEN-WEEK SUMMER PROGRAM.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. THE SAN FRANCISCO OPERA AND OPERA GUILD BRING OPERA AND MUSIC EDUCATION TO STUDENTS AND INDIVIDUALS THROUGHOUT NORTHERN CALIFORNIA.
Executives Listed on Filing
Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing
| Name | Title | Hours Per Week | Total Salary |
|---|
| Matthew Shilvock | OFFICER OF THE ASSN-GEN DIRECTOR & CEO | 60 | $409,928 |
| Jennifer Lynch | MANAGING DIRECTOR: PHILANTHROPY AND AUDIENCES | 60 | $348,986 |
| Michael Simpson | OFFICER OF THE ASSN-CFO | 60 | $305,834 |
| Douglas Mitchell | MASTER AUDIO/VIDEO ENGINEER | 60 | $245,484 |
| Jennifer Good | MANAGING DIRECTOR: PRODUCTION | 60 | $243,894 |
| David Hatch | MASTER CARPENTER | 60 | $231,859 |
| Gregory Henkel | MANAGING DIRECTOR: ARTISTIC | 60 | $203,188 |
| Lori Harrison | MASTER OF PROPS | 60 | $198,691 |
| Christopher Davis | CARPENTER | 60 | $195,059 |
| Leon Parsons | MASTER ELECTRICIAN | 60 | $194,893 |
| Andrew Morgan | DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT | 60 | $191,574 |
| Lisa Bullard | CHIEF MARKETING OFFICER | 60 | $174,404 |
| Lee Helms | MANAGING DIRECTOR: OPERATIONS | 60 | $156,565 |
| David R Gockley | GENERAL DIRECTOR EMERITUS | 5 | $137,500 |
| Reid W Dennis | OFFICER OF THE BOARD - CHAIRMAN EMERITUS | 5 | $0 |
| Karl O Mills | OFFICER OF THE BOARD - VICE CHAIRMAN | 5 | $0 |
| Steven Menzies | OFFICER OF THE BOARD - VICE CHAIRMAN | 5 | $0 |
| Thomas A Larsen | OFFICER OF THE ASSOCIATION - SECRETARY | 5 | $0 |
| Franklin P Johnson Jr | OFFICER OF THE BOARD - CHAIRMAN EMERITUS | 5 | $0 |
| George H Hume | OFFICER OF THE BOARD - VICE CHAIRMAN | 5 | $0 |
| John A Gunn | OFFICER OF THE BOARD - CHAIRMAN | 5 | $0 |
| Keith B Geeslin | OFFICER OF THE ASSOCIATION - PRESIDENT | 5 | $0 |
| Lisa Erdberg | OFFICER OF THE ASSOCIATION - VICE PRESIDENT | 5 | $0 |
| Robert A Ellis | OFFICER OF THE ASSOCIATION - EXECUTIVE VICE PRESID | 5 | $0 |
| Paul M Crane Dorfman | OFFICER OF THE ASSOCIATION - EXECUTIVE VICE PRESID | 5 | $0 |
| William M Coughran Jr | OFFICER OF THE ASSOCIATION - TREASURER | 5 | $0 |
| S Shariq Yosufzai | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Melinda Yee Franklin | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Barbara A Wolfe | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Diane B Wilsey | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Barbara Moller Ward | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Soo Venkatesan | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Mrs David T Joan Traitel | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Dianne Marie Taube | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| William R Stensrud | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Mrs George P Charlotte Shultz | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Ruth A Short | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Jack Schafer | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Bill Russell-Shapiro | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Cp Russell | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Richard J Rigg Phd | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Karen Richardson | DIRECTOR (8/1/18-10/1/18) | 1 | $0 |
| Randall Reynoso | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Karthik Rau | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Mary A Powell | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Anne Brandeis Popkin | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Mary Poland | DIRECTOR & GUILD PRESIDENT (11/13/18-7/31/19) | 1 | $0 |
| Bernard Osher | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Masashi Oka | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| J Boyce Nute | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Ben Nelson | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Nancy S Mueller | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Jane S Mudge | DIRECTOR & GUILD PRESIDENT (8/1/18-11/13/18) | 1 | $0 |
| Justin Moore | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Helen Meyer | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Teresa Medearis | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Anne G Mcwilliams | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Patrick Mccabe | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| James Patterson Mcbaine | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Sylvia R Lindsey | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Karen J Kubin | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Mark R Kroll | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Lawrence A Kern | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Stephen S Kahng | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Timothy F Kahn | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Philip M Jelley | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Dorothy M Jeffries | DIRECTOR (8/1/18-2/7/19) | 1 | $0 |
| J Burgess Jamieson | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Bruce W Hyman | DIRECTOR (8/1/18-12/17/18) | 1 | $0 |
| Sylvia Hughes | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Charles Edward Hudson Iii | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Doreen Woo Ho | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| John Hendrickson | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| I Craig Henderson Md | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Jane M Hartley | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Louise Gund | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Susan Graham Johnston | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Margarita Gandia | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Kristina Flanagan | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Sarah Fenton | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Peter Fenton | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Shannon Eliot | DIRECTOR & BRAVO! PRESIDENT | 1 | $0 |
| Dixon R Doll | DIRECTOR (3/14/19-7/31/19) | 1 | $0 |
| Carol Pucci Doll | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Jerome L Dodson | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Ira Dearing | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Mrs Peter W Jayne Davis | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Carlyn Clause | DIRECTOR & MEROLA OPERA PROGRAM PRESIDENT | 1 | $0 |
| Annette Campbell-White | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Jack Calhoun | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Carol Franc Buck | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Timothy Blackburn | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Dawn Yates Black | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Helen Berggruen | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Susan Anderson-Norby | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
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