Organizations Filed Purposes:
To maintain and enhance a professional opera company of artistic excellence in the City of San Jose and other local communities.
Main Stage Performances - To maintain and enhance a professional opera company of artistic excellence and provide technical assistance for other companies.Attendance at Main Stage performances during the year 2019-2020:Die Fledermaus: 4575Hansel & Gretel: 5328II Trovatore: 5373Magic Flute: Canceled due to pandemic Outreach ProgramCommunity performances- Opera San Jose presented operatic concerts in varied settings throughout the area. These events ranged from performances in private homes to special programs tailored for major corporations.
Educational Programing for Youth: During the 2019-20 season, OSJ offered two educational programs to local public, private and home school students:1. Opera San Jose presented a total of 10 performances of Barab's one-act opera, Little Red Riding Hood, eight at Title 1 schools and two at the Children's Discovery Museum in San Jose. All performances were presented free of charge, and in total served approx. 10,000 students, parents and teachers who attended. Two additional performances at Title 1 schools had been scheduled but were cancelled as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic and subsequent shelter-in-place orders. All schools were provided with a study guide so that teachers could prepare their students for the performance. 2. Opera San Jose invited students and their teachers from Title 1 schools and foster youth groups to attend a free final dress rehearsal of our main-stage production of Humperdinck's Hansel and Gretel at the California Theatre on November 13 and 14, 2019. The program reached approximately 1,400 youth and their teachers/ companions.
Educational Programming for Adults: Opera San Jose offered opera previews for each of our three productions to educate the public about the opera and present musical excerpts. There were available to the general public at no charge and were held at various locations for convenience of the public. Total programs presented: 12 Attendance: 500
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 |
|---|
| Aaron Nicholson | Marketing & Develop. Director | 50 | $129,477 |
| Larry Hancock | Former General Director | 50 | $90,000 |
| James Williams | CFO | 50 | $58,558 |
| Khori Dastoor | Gen.Director | 50 | $40,615 |
| Vijay Vaidyanathan | Director | 1 | $0 |
| Peggy Heiman | VP, Nominating | 1 | $0 |
| Mimi Carlson | Director | 1 | $0 |
| Gillian Moran | Board Chair | 1 | $0 |
| Melody Walsh | Director | 1 | $0 |
| Marilyn Sefchovich | Director | 1 | $0 |
| Charles Hanes | VP Finance | 1 | $0 |
| Michael Kalkstein | Director | 1 | $0 |
| Richard Dorsay Md Phd | Director | 1 | $0 |
| William R Lambert | Director | 1 | $0 |
| Neric Jorgensen | Gen Counsel | 1 | $0 |
| Jane Decker | Director | 1 | $0 |
| Jeanne Mccann | VP, Giving | 1 | $0 |
| Jennifer A R Hsu | Board Secretary | 1 | $0 |
| Phyllis Bismanovsky | Director | 1 | $0 |
| Dr H Andrea Neves | Co-VP Dev. | 1 | $0 |
| Dr Brian Ward | Co-VP Dev. | 1 | $0 |
| Frank Fiscalini | Director | 1 | $0 |
| Gerard Seelig | VP Audit | 1 | $0 |
| Laurie Warner | VP Governance | 1 | $0 |
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