NEW YORK CITY OPERA
142 WEST 57TH STREET 11TH FLOOR, NEW YORK, NY 10019 www.nycopera.com

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Organizations Filed Purposes: NEW YORK CITY OPERA WAS A FAMOUSLY DUBBED "THE PEOPLE'S OPERA" BY MAYOR FIORELLO LAGUARDIA AT ITS FOUNDING IN 1943. MORE THAN 70 YEAR LATER, CITY OPERA CONTINUES ITS HISTORIC MISSION TO INSPIRE AUDIENCES WITH INNOVATIVE AND THEATRICALLY COMPELLING OPERA, NURTURE THE WORK OF PROMISING AMERICAN ARTISTS, AND BUILD NEW AUDIENCES THROUGH AFFORDABLE TICKET PRICES AND EXTENSIVE OUTREACH AND EDUCATION PROGRAMS.

TO INSPIRE AUDIENCES WITH INNOVATIVE AND THEATRICALLY COMPELLING OPERA.

CITY OPERA'S CURRENT ADMINISTRATION UTILIZES A UNIQUE, ENTREPRENEURIAL BUSINESS MODEL BY CREATING ARTISTIC AND OPERATIONAL PARTNERSHIPS, FORGING STRONG RELATIONSHIPS WITH UNION AND VENUES, AND ENGAGING BOTH NEW AND TRADITIONAL AUDIENCES. CONTINUING ITS HISTORIC COMMITMENT TO EDUCATIONAL OUTREACH, THE COMPANY PROVIDES OPPORTUNITIES FOR THOUSAND OF NEW YORK CITY SCHOOL CHILDREN TO ATTEND CITY OPERA DRESS REHEARSALS, WHERE THEY MEET CAST MEMBERS AND CREW AND LEARN ABOUT CAREERS IN THE PERFORMING ARTS. FOR MANY, THIS IS THEIR FIRST LIVE OPERA EXPERIENCE. THROUGHOUT ITS SEASON, CITY OPERA ALSO PRESENTED HOUR-LONG, FAMILY-FRIENDLY ADAPTATIONS OF CLASSIC OPERA, INTRODUCING OPERA TO THE VERY YOUNGEST AUDIENCES. RENEWING ITS TRADITION OF BRINGING OPERA TO THE WIDEST POSSIBLE AUDIENCE, CITY OPERA ALSO PRESENTED FREE OPERA PERFORMANCES IN BRYANT PARK, ENABLING THOUSANDS OF NEW YORKERS TO EXPERIENCE OPERA IN A RELAXED, FAMILIAR ENVIRONMENT.

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