ARIZONA OPERA COMPANY
1636 N CENTRAL AVE, PHOENIX, AZ 85004 www.azopera.org

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Organizations Filed Purposes: ARIZONA OPERA ELEVATES THE TRANSFORMATIVE POWER OF STORY TELLING THROUGH MUSIC-(CON'T ON SCH O) CULTIVATING COMMUNITY AND STRENGTHENING A STATE AND PEOPLE AS ADVENTUROUS AND DIVERSE AS THE PLACE THEY CALL HOME.

AS A STATEWIDE COMPANY, ARIZONA OPERA (AZO) PERFORMS IN BOTH PHOENIX AND TUCSON. AZO'S MAINSTAGE PRODUCTIONS AND EXPANSIVE ARTS EDUCATION AND COMMUNITY PROGRAMMING SERVE MORE THAN 70,000 PEOPLE A YEAR (OF WHICH, MORE THAN 50,000 ARE STUDENTS) - A NUMBER WHICH GROWS EACH SEASON. MAINSTAGE OPERAS PRESENTED BY AZO PROVIDE A UNIQUE RANGE OF PRODUCTIONS, INCLUDING BELOVED CLASSICS LIKE CARMEN AND LA BOHEME, AS WELL AS WORLD PREMIERES, LIKE RIDERS OF THE PURPLE SAGE, AND NEVER-BEFORE-SEEN-IN-ARIZONA WORKS, LIKE HERCULES VS. VAMPIRES, FLORENCIA EN EL AMAZONAS AND CRUZAR LA CARA DE LA LUNA.ARIZONA OPERA ALSO PROVIDES A WIDE VARIETY OF COMMUNITY PROGRAMMING, INCLUDING CULTURAL FESTIVALS - WEEK TO MONTH-LONG (CON'T ON SCH O) SERIES OF EVENTS THAT CELEBRATE THE DIVERSE CULTURES THAT CONTRIBUTE TO THE CULTURAL LEGACY OF THE STATE - FILM SCREENINGS, FIRST FRIDAYS, AND RECITALS. ADDITIONALLY, AZO HAS EXPANSIVE ARTS EDUCATION PROGRAMMING: OUR "OPERATUNITY" EDUCATION PROGRAMS SERVE MORE THAN 50,000 STUDENTS A YEAR IN OVER 120 SCHOOLS ACROSS THE STATE. OF THE SCHOOLS VISITED, MORE THAN 90% ARE TITLE I. STUDENT NIGHT AT THE OPERA BRINGS THOUSANDS OF STUDENTS FROM TUCSON AND PHOENIX TO WATCH A FULL DRESS REHEARSAL OF AN OPERA FOR LITTLE TO NO COST.IN FOSTERING THE ARTS, ARIZONA OPERA HAS AN EXPANSIVE APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAM AND STUDIO ARTIST PROGRAM. EACH SEASON, APPRENTICES ARE SELECTED TO GAIN CRITICAL HANDS-ON EXPERIENCE IN PRODUCTION AND COSTUMING. THE ORGANIZATION'S STUDIO ARTIST PROGRAM IS ONE OF THE MOST COMPETITIVE IN THE COUNTRY, PROVIDING BURGEONING OPERA SINGERS WITH THE EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE THEY REQUIRE TO EXCEL IN A DEMANDING AND DIFFICULT INDUSTRY.THROUGH SPACE RENTALS AND PRODUCTION RENTALS, AZO PARTNERS WITH AN EXTENSIVE RANGE OF ARTS ORGANIZATIONS ACROSS THE STATE AND ACROSS THE COUNTRY. THE ORGANIZATION ALSO PROVIDES RENTAL DISCOUNTS TO FELLOW NON-PROFITS.DURING THE 2019-2020 SEASON, 400 TICKETS WERE DONATED TO RETIRED AND ACTIVE DUTY SERVICE MEMBERS THROUGH THE VET TIX PROGRAM. ADDITIONALLY, MORE THAN 600 TICKETS WERE DONATED TO A VARIETY OF ORGANIZATIONS TO SUPPORT THEIR FUNDRAISING EFFORTS. THE NUMBER OF TICKETS WAS SMALLER THAN USUAL, BECAUSE OF CANCELLATIONS DUE TO COVID-19.ARIZONA OPERA IS COMMITTED TO PRESENTING ARTISTIC, EDUCATION, AND COMMUNITY PROGRAMMING OF THE HIGHEST CALIBER EACH SEASON IN SERVICE TO OUR ART FORM AND OUR STATE.

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