Author: Janet Wilson

  • 2023 Wood Competition Application Form

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  • Audience Testimonial

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    Fill out the form below by September 1, 2023, for a chance to win free cocktails for two from Bar Tonique (right across the street from the Mahalia Jackson Theater). Ten winners will be selected, so your chances are high!Note: Your responses may be slightly edited for tone and space. Thanks for sharing your opera…

  • Sylvain Society Membership Mixer

    Sylvain Society Membership Mixer

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    What better way to kick off the season than with good drinks and tasty treats? You are invited to join us for a Sylvain Society Membership Mixer! This is a great opportunity to meet fellow Sylvain Society members and learn about upcoming events with the New Orleans Opera Association. Do you have additional young opera…

  • Culture Collision 13

    Culture Collision 13

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    For twelve years Culture Colllision has kicked off the cultural season with a unique happy hour. Come get to know the participating visual and performing arts organizations while you connect with like-minded art lovers. When and Where is Culture Collision? Culture Collision 13 is Wednesday, September 20, 2023 from 5:30 to 8:30 PM. at Jefferson Performing…

  • NOLA52 Gift Card Donation Form

    NOLA52 Gift Card Donation Form

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    Donate a gift card/certificate from your establishment for a “Dinner for Two” (or equivalent value) in support of New Orleans Opera’s fall fundraiser raffle, NOLA52: The Big Eat! Tickets for NOLA52 will go on sale after Labor Day. The Grand Prize drawing will take place on Friday, December 15th and the winner will receive all 52 gift cards!  Proceeds…

  • Development Operations and Special Events Coordinator

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    Title: Development Operations and Special Events Coordinator Reports to: Director of Development Classification: Full time, hourly, non-exempt Salary Range: $38,000-$42,000 commensurate with experience, plus benefits (paid vacation, sick days, health insurance, SIMPLE IRA plan with company match) The mission of the New Orleans Opera Association (NOOA) is to enrich the lives of all people by…

  • Chorus and Mainstage Auditions

    Chorus and Mainstage Auditions

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    Submit the online application here. The Cincinnati Opera and New Orleans Opera Chorus and mainstage roles are paid professional engagements under the jurisdiction of AGMA, the American Guild of Musical Artists. Rehearsals and performances for Cincinnati Opera’s 2024 Summer Festival will begin in late May 2024 and run through the end of July 2024. Rehearsals…

  • New Orleans Opera Association to Receive Next Stage Grant from OPERA America

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    New Orleans Opera is honored to have been awarded a Next Stage Grant from OPERA America in support of Blue. Media Contact: Mariah Forde, mforde@neworleansopera.org, 240-506-7789Date: May, 24, 2023 NEW ORLEANS – OPERA America announced grants this week totaling $200,000 to six American opera companies through its Next Stage Grants program. Next Stage Grants support the second or…

  • Opera News review of Madame Butterfly by George Dansker

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    Thank you to Opera News and George Dansker for the recent review of our March 2023 production of Madame Butterfly. Please enjoy the excerpts below and if you are a subscriber to Opera News, you can read the full review here. “A thoughtful essay for the printed program, penned by Butterfly’s director, Aria Umezawa, explained…

  • A History of Opera in New Orleans 

    A History of Opera in New Orleans 

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    by Jack Belsom, Archivist  THE EARLY YEARS  The date of the very first staging of opera in the Crescent City cannot be firmly established and seems forever lost to music historians.  But it can safely be stated that since 1796, in the final decade of the Spanish colonial era, New Orleans has had operatic performances…