Organization: OPERA THEATRE OF SAINT LOUIS
Mission: OPERA THEATRE'S MISSION IS TO SHAPE THE FUTURE OF OPERA AND TO CONNECT DIVERSE AUDIENCES THROUGH ITS POWER AND BEAUTY.
Activities: THE 2020 FESTIVAL SEASON WAS MEANT TO INCLUDE PRODUCTIONS OF CARMEN, DIE FLEDERMAUS, AWAKENINGS, AND SUSANNAH. THESE OPERAS WOULD HAVE FEATURED PRIMARILY YOUNG AMERICAN SINGERS IN PRODUCTIONS CONCEIVED AND LED BY INTERNATIONALLY RENOWNED CONDUCTORS, STAGE DIRECTORS, AND DESIGNERS. DUE TO COVID-19, WE HAD TO CANCEL THE 2020 FESTIVAL SEASON ON APRIL 7, 2020. UP UNTIL THIS POINT, WE HAD SOLD 10,156 TICKETS TO 1,761 HOUSEHOLDS ACROSS THE COUNTRY. FOLLOWING THE CANCELLATION OF OUR IN-PERSON FESTIVAL SEASON, WE BEGAN A SLATE OF VIRTUAL ONLINE PROGRAMS THAT WE NAMED #THISISOTSL. TWENTY-FOUR OF THESE DIGITAL EVENTS WERE MADE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC AT NO CHARGE VIA OTSL'S SOCIAL MEDIA AND YOUTUBE CHANNELS. AS OF JULY 22, 2020, THESE PROGRAMS HAD GENERATED AN ESTIMATED REACH OF 157,927 INDIVIDUALS WITH 197,156 MINUTES OF VIEWED CONTENT.
IN FISCAL YEAR 2020 THE EDUCATION AND ENGAGEMENT IN-PERSON PROGRAMS REACHED 5,819 STUDENTS IN 35 SCHOOLS AND 348 ADULTS IN 43 ZIP CODES IN THE GREATER ST. LOUIS AREA. AN ADDITIONAL 4,731 PEOPLE WATCHED AND LISTENED TO DIGITAL EDUCATION PROGRAMMING AS WELL. PROGRAMS INCLUDED A SERIES OF INFORMAL ARTISTS-IN-RESIDENCE CONCERTS, AN OPERA TOURING PROGRAM IN PRIVATE, PAROCHIAL, AND PUBLIC SCHOOLS, DOCENT PRESENTATIONS IN THE COMMUNITY, A 4-PART RADIO PODCAST SERIES, AN ARTS INTENSIVE, VOCAL INSTRUCTION AND COACHING FOR BEGINNING AND ADVANCED MUSIC STUDENTS FROM LOCAL SCHOOLS CULMINATING IN A PUBLIC RECITAL AND SCHOLARSHIP AWARDS, PANEL DISCUSSIONS ABOUT EACH OPERA, AND AN ON-LINE VIRTUAL CAMP FOR YOUNG PEOPLE.
NTEE category: Arts, Culture & Humanities
Secondary category: Education