Organizations Filed Purposes:
TO ENGAGE ARTISTS, AUDIENCES, AND THE COMMUNITY IN THE EXPERIENCE OF OPERA AND CLASSIC MUSICAL THEATRE IN AN INTIMATE SETTING.
OPERA NORTH IS A FULL-TIME, PROFESSIONAL OPERA COMPANY WITH AN ANNUAL OPERATING BUDGET OF OVER 800,000. OPERA NORTH HAS BEEN A CORNERSTONE OF THE UPPER VALLEY ARTS COMMUNITY SINCE 1982, DELIVERING ARTISITC EXCELLENCE TO THE REGION AND NORTHERN NEW ENGLAND. THROUGHOUT ITS HISTORY, OPERA NORTH HAS FOCUSED ON PRODUCING EXCEPTIONAL PERFORMANCES OF OPERA, OPERETTA, AND MUSICAL THEATER AND DEVELOPING THE UPPER VALLEY AS A NATIONAL CULTURAL DESTINATION. AS A CONTRIBUTOR TO THE CREATIVE ECONOMY OF THE REGION, OPERA NORTH PROVIDES MEANINGFUL EMPLOYMENT AND INTERNSHIP OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE REGION'S ARTISTS, MUSICIANS AND TECHNICAL THEATER PROFESSIONALS.
OPERA NORTH'S HIGHLY SOUGHT-AFTER RESIDENT ARTIST PROGRAM IS AN IMPORTANT TRAINING OPPORTUNITY FOR EMERGING OPERA PROFESSIONALS. ADDITIONALLY, OPERA NORTH IS ACTIVE THROUGHOUT THE YEAR WITH EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMMING AND SPECIAL EVENTS. THE ORGANIZATION'S EDUCATION AND OUTREACH PROGRAM HAS PROVIDED FREE PERFORMANCES TO THOUSANDS OF ELEMENTARY, MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS ACROSS THE UPPER VALLEY. TARGETING UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES, THE PROGRAM AIMS TO REACH STUDENTS IN SCHOOLS WHERE BUDGET CUTS HAVE SEVERELY IMPACTED MUSIC AND ARTS EDUCATION.
THE 2018 SEASON MARKED THE FIRST YEAR OF OPERA NORTH'S PARTNERSHIP WITH THE NATIONAL PARK SERVICE TO DEVELOP A NEW NATIONAL PARK FOR THE ARTS AT THE HISTORIC BLOW-ME-DOWN FARM IN CORNISH, NEW HAMPSHIRE. THROUGH ITS WORK AT BLOW-ME-DOWN FARM, OPERA NORTH SEEKS TO REVITALIZE THE EXTRAORDINARY SPIRIT OF CREATIVITY THAT DEFINED THE CORNISH COLONY THROUGH THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE FARM INTO A CAMPUS FOR THE ARTS AND THE SITE OF A NEW SUMMER ARTS FESTIVAL. IN SUMMER 2020, OPERA NORTH WAS THE ONLY PROFESSIONAL OPERA COMPANY TO PRESENT LIVE PERFORMANCES THROUGH INNOVATIVE USE OF OUTDOOR STAGES AT BLOW-ME-DOWN FARM.
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 |
|---|
| S Evans Haile | GENERAL DIRE | 40 | $42,308 |
| Andrea Sodano | TRUSTEE | 1 | $0 |
| Sally Rutter | TRUSTEE | 1 | $0 |
| Michael Pact | TRUSTEE | 1 | $0 |
| John Mcgeachie | TRUSTEE | 1 | $0 |
| Kay Holt | TRUSTEE | 2 | $0 |
| Leane Garland | TRUSTEE | 1 | $0 |
| Barbara Butler | TRUSTEE | 0 | $0 |
| Ruth Bleyler | SECRETARY | 2 | $0 |
| Timothy Wagg | TREASURER | 6 | $0 |
| Ginia Allison | VICE PRESIDE | 1 | $0 |
| Sylvia Paxton | PRESIDENT | 15 | $0 |
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