Organizations Filed Purposes:
OPERA COLUMBUS ENRICHES CENTRAL OHIO, EDUCATING, ENLIGHTENING, AND ENTERTAINING PEOPLE OF ALL AGES AND BACKGROUNDS THROUGH THE LIVE MUSIC THEATRE EXPERIENCE BY EMPLOYING A DIVERSE AND FAR-FLUNG SUPPLY OF CREATIVE TALENT, IDEAS AND ARTISTIC ENERGIES.
PRODUCTIONS: FOUNDED IN 1981, OPERA COLUMBUS BRINGS THE GRANDEUR OF THE OPERATIC REPERTOIRE TO COLUMBUS STAGES THROUGH FULLY-STAGED PRODUCTIONS OF GREAT WORKS AND INNOVATIVE COLLABORATIONS. PRODUCTIONS IN RECENT SEASONS HAVE INCLUDED THE FLOOD, ORPHEE ET EURYDICE AND THE BARBER OF SEVILLE. IN 2019 - 2020 SEASON, OPERA COLUMBUS HAD MANY HIGHLIGHTS, INCLUDING OUR COLLABORATION WITH BALLETMET, THE COLUMBUS SYMPHONY, AND CAPA FOR TWISTED 3. OUR COMMITMENT TO INCLUSIVITY CONTINUED WITH THE PERFORMANCE OF AS ONE AND OUR OPERA ASKS LUNCHEON, AND OUR DEDICATION TO ENGAGING AND ARTISTICALLY EXCELLENT OPERA WAS ON FULL SHOW IN THE BARBER OF SEVILLE.
EDUCATION PROGRAMS: OUR YOUTH EDUCATION PROGRAMS PROGRAMS SUPPORT CHILDREN'S LEARNING AND DEVELOPMENT, BUILDING AN APPRECIATION FOR OPERA AND THE ARTS WHILE TEACHING IMPORTANT LIFE LESSONS, SUCH AS PREVENTING BULLYING. WE ARE AN ESSENTIAL PART OF OUR COMMUNITY'S SOCIAL AND EMOTIONAL FABRIC. WE INVEST IN COLUMBUS' FUTURE THROUGH OUR EDUCATIONAL AND COMMUNITY PROGRAMMING, INCLUDING THE VOICE OF FREEDOM, OPERA GOES TO SCHOOL AND THE NEW OPERA ACCESS PROGRAM.
VOCAL COMPETITION: THE PURPOSE OF THE ANNUAL IRMA M. COOPER-ARTHUR AND HETTY BING INTERNATIONAL VOCAL COMPETITION IS TO DISCOVER, RECOGNIZE, AND ENCOURAGE YOUNG OPERATIC TALENT THROUGH CASH PRIZES AND AUDITION EXPERIENCE. FOUNDED IN 1983, THE COMPETITION ATTRACTS EXCEPTIONAL ARTISTS EACH YEAR, HELPING TO LAUNCH THE CAREERS OF MANY OF ITS COMPETITORS. FORMER WINNERS INCLUDE INTERNATIONALLY-RENOWNED SUPERSTAR DENYCE GRAVES AND METROPOLITAN OPERA ARTISTS DINA KUZNETSOVA, RICHARD PAUL FINK, SUSAN FOSTER, LUCAS MEACHEM, AND ALYSON CAMBRIDGE. THE ENCOURAGEMENT AWARD (LAUNCHED IN 2013) HONORS A TALENTED HIGH SCHOOL OR UNDERGRADUATE ARTIST FROM CENTRAL OHIO, WHO RECEIVES A CASH PRIZE AND AN OPPORTUNITY TO PERFORM AT THE VOCAL COMPETITION FINALS.
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 |
|---|
| Peggy Kriha Dye Exit Oct | ARTISTIC DIRECTOR | 40 | $91,569 |
| Valarie Williams | TRUSTEE | 1 | $0 |
| Terri Whitman | TRUSTEE | 1 | $0 |
| Charles C Warner | LIFE TRUSTEE | 2 | $0 |
| Sheldon A Taft | SECRETARY/LIFE TRUSTEE | 2 | $0 |
| Allison H Steiner | TRUSTEE | 1 | $0 |
| Stanley D Ross | LIFE TRUSTEE | 1 | $0 |
| Tricia Rigel | TRUSTEE | 1 | $0 |
| Bob Philips | TRUSTEE | 1 | $0 |
| William E Miller | PRESIDENT | 2 | $0 |
| Doug Mcintyre | TRUSTEE | 1 | $0 |
| Megan Mcallister | TRUSTEE | 1 | $0 |
| Kimberly Mayhew Exit June | LIFE TRUSTEE | 1 | $0 |
| Joseph J Kromalic | TRUSTEE | 1 | $0 |
| Brandon Kim Md | TRUSTEE | 1 | $0 |
| Shawn Homan Enter Sept | TRUSTEE | 1 | $0 |
| Donell R Grubbs | TRUSTEE | 1 | $0 |
| William Grove | LIFE TRUSTEE | 1 | $0 |
| Kelvin Gholston Exit June | TRUSTEE | 1 | $0 |
| Marilu Farber Enter May | TRUSTEE | 1 | $0 |
| Johanna Destefano Phd | LIFE TRUSTEE | 1 | $0 |
| Laura M Comek Exit Oct | TRUSTEE | 1 | $0 |
| Jessica Burton | TRUSTEE | 1 | $0 |
| Arthur Bing Md | TRUSTEE | 1 | $0 |
| James Bicknell Exit June | TRUSTEE | 1 | $0 |
| George Arnold | TRUSTEE | 1 | $0 |
| Femi Adeyanju | FINANCE CHAIR | 2 | $0 |
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