OPERA MEMPHIS INC
6745 WOLF RIVER PARKWAY, MEMPHIS, TN 38120 www.operamemphis.org

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Organizations Filed Purposes: THE MISSION OF OPERA MEMPHIS IS TO ENTERTAIN AND INSPIRE THE PEOPLE OF MEMPHIS AND THE MID-SOUTH THROUGH THE ART OF OPERA.

OUR MASTERWORKS PRODUCTIONS FOCUS ON WORKS FROM THE TRADITIONAL OPERATIC CANON. THEY FEATURE WORLD-CLASS PERFORMERS, THE MEMPHIS SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA, AND OTHER LOCAL PERFORMING ARTS GROUPS.WE PRESENT THE ANNUAL MIDTOWN OPERA FESTIVAL EACH SPRING, WHICH SHOWCASES WORKS THAT ARE SCALED FOR INTIMATE SPACES, WITH SPECIAL ATTENTION TO NEW AND RARELY PERFORMED OPERAS.OUR PRIMARY VEHICLE FOR PURSUING AN EXPANDED CIVIC FOOTPRINT IS 30 DAYS OF OPERA, A MONTH-LONG EVENT THAT INTRODUCES OPERA INTO THE EVERYDAY ROUTINES OF MEMPHIANS. EACH SEASON, #30DAYS PRESENTS OVER 50 FREE EVENTS IN OVER 40 LOCATIONS, REACHING OVER 50,000 INDIVIDUALS, SPANNING VIRTUALLY EVERY NEIGHBORHOOD IN MEMPHIS.WE ALSO OFFER A VARIETY OF EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR, WHICH REACH OVER 17,000 CHILDREN AND ADULTS ANNUALLY. THESE ACTIVITIES INCLUDE PERFORMANCES AT MORE THAN 100 LOCAL SCHOOLS, HOSPITALS, AND COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS.THE HANDORF COMPANY ARTIST PROGRAM PROVIDES CAREER-BUILDING EXPERIENCES TO EMERGING SINGERS THROUGH ROBUST PERFORMANCE OPPORTUNITIES AND PERSONALIZED GOALS WHILE PROVIDING THE TOOLS AND ENTREPRENEURIAL MINDSET NECESSARY FOR CITIZEN-ARTISTS TO CHAMPION OPERA IN THE 21ST CENTURY.THE MCCLEAVE PROJECT IS A MULTI-PRONGED EFFORT TO CELEBRATE THE HISTORY OF BLACK OPERA IN MEMPHIS AND BUILD A MORE EQUITABLE FUTURE FOR THE ART. THE MCCLEAVE FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM FOR DIRECTORS AND CONDUCTORS OF COLOR ADDRESSES PIPELINE ISSUES IN OUR INDUSTRY WHILE BETTER MEETING THE NEEDS OF THE CITY.

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