ARIZONA OPERA COMPANY

ARIZONA OPERA'S 2023/24 SEASON INCLUDED FOUR FULLY STAGED IN-THEATER PRODUCTIONS, AS WELL AS A NUMBER OF EDUCATION AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT PROGRAMS THAT EXTENDED THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. THE FALL 2023 FEATURED FIVE PERFORMANCES OF GREGG KALLOR'S FRANKENSTEIN AS PART OF THE MCDOUGALL RED SERIES, PERFORMED AT THE HERBERGER THEATER CENTER IN PHOENIX AND THE TEMPLE OF MUSIC AND ART IN TUCSON. FROM JANUARY THROUGH APRIL 2024, ARIZONA OPERA PRESENTED THREE OPERAS IN ITS MAIN STAGE SERIES, PERFORMED AT SYMPHONY HALL IN PHOENIX AND THE LINDA RONSTADT MUSIC HALL IN TUCSON. THE THREE MAIN STAGE SERIES OFFERING WERE ROSSINI'S THE BARBER OF SEVILLE, GOUNOD'S ROMEO ET JULIETE , AND MOZART'S DON GIOVANNI. IN ADDITION TO IN-THEATER PRODUCTIONS, ARIZONA OPERA'S NEXTGEN INITIATIVE CONTINUED ITS FOCUS ON (CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O) DEVELOPING THE NEXT GENERATION OF OPERA ARTISTS AND AUDIENCES, INCLUDING A ROBUST SCHEDULE OF K-12 EDUCATIONAL AND COMMUNITY PROGRAMS, AND TRAINING PROGRAMS FOR EMERGING PROFESSIONALS. THESE PROGRAMS INCLUDED OUR IN-SCHOOL ARLYN M. BREWSTER OPERATUNITY TOUR THAT REACHES OVER 30,000 CHILDREN PER YEAR ACROSS THE STATE AND OUR STUDENT PREVIEW PERFORMANCES IN THEATER; OUR ELITE TRAINING PROGRAMS FOR YOUNG SINGERS AND THEATER TECHNICIANS, INCLUDING THE MARION ROOSE PULLIN STUDIO AND THE PRODUCTION APPRENTICE PROGRAMS, WHICH GIVE SINGERS, PIANISTS, STAGE DIRECTORS, AND PRODUCTION TECHNICIANS THE PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE THEY NEED TO LAUNCH THEIR CAREERS; AND A WIDE VARIETY OF COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT AND ADULT EDUCATION OPPORTUNITIES THAT ALLOW US TO SERVE OUR COMMUNITY IN THE MOST FULSOME WAY POSSIBLE, WHETHER ONE BRAND NEW TO OPERA, OR A LIFELONG FAN. IN THE 2023/24 SEASON, ARIZONA OPERA SERVED APPROXIMATELY 12,000 ARIZONANS THROUGH IN-THEATER PERFORMANCES; OVER 35,000 K-12 STUDENTS THROUGH OUR EDUCATION PROGRAMS; AND NEARLY 10,000 RESIDENTS THROUGH OUR COMMUNITY PROGRAMS.