Opera Volunteers International

Opera Volunteers Conference in Santa Fe, July 2009

DavidY — Mon, 08 Dec 2008 07:34:23 +0000

OVI Conference in Santa Fe with Charles MacKay and Natalie Dessay OVI Conference Brochure OVI Conference Registration Form (888) 666-1410, Ext.109 Thursday, July 9th: 5:30pm: A welcome reception with wine and hors d’oeuvres for Conference attendees on the patio of the beautiful Hotel Santa Fe in downtown Santa Fe. Friday, July 10th: Breakfast on the patio with SFO General Director, Charles MacKay, [...]

How Opera Companies Can Survive the Economic Downturn

Rose Betty — Sat, 29 Nov 2008 22:42:35 +0000

Opera Companies Need Volunteers, Part 2 By Rose Betty Williams Support groups provide an excellent source for prospective donors and an even better source for innovative and successful fundraising campaigns. Opera companies should give their support groups a chance to run with their ideas. Who knows the pulse of the community better than the volunteer base? They know what [...]

Will Opera Companies Survive Economic Downturn?

Rose Betty — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 13:18:48 +0000

Opera Companies Need Volunteers to Survive In this two-part series, OVI Board Member Rose Betty Williams analyzes the failure of Opera Pacific and its relationship with volunteers By Rose Betty Williams Does the demise of the 23-year old Opera Pacific (click here for original article) predict trouble for other opera companies? Possibly, but perhaps the better question is: [...]

Mary Earl receives the Partners in Excellence Award

DavidY — Wed, 01 Oct 2008 07:11:21 +0000

OVI Recognizes Mary Earl for Her Opera Efforts Chattanooga, Tenn. - Chattanooga Symphony and Opera Guild member Mary Earl recently received the Opera Volunteers International Partners in Excellence Award which honors member organizations’ most valuable volunteers. The award recognizes individuals for their exceptional contribution to opera and honors support groups for completing outstanding projects and attaining [...]

OVI Board Meeting in Tampa Entertains and Excites

Melody — Sun, 09 Mar 2008 19:05:48 +0000

OVI Board members meet in Tampa to warm up What is satisfying, informative and entertaining (and warming)? The answer: a February OVI Board meeting in sunny Tampa, Florida. From landing at one of the country’s more pleasant airports on the outskirts of Tampa, to closing good-byes with plans to conduct business again during the fall color season in [...]

Employers Support Volunteers!

RJSweeney — Wed, 27 Feb 2008 05:19:58 +0000

I was encouraged by a headline in the February 11, 2008 Houston Chronicle: “Companies increasingly support “do-gooders” with time, money and organizing efforts as they aim to retain “Gen Y” workers with different priorities”. Although I am definitely NOT a Generation Y person, I am proud that ExxonMobil, the company from which I retired, [...]

Honoring Volunteers

Fern — Wed, 16 Jan 2008 19:45:54 +0000

It’s that time again. Time for OVI Support Groups to think about the value of their outstanding volunteers and how to recognize and acknowledge them. Is there someone in your organization who has contributed outstanding service to your opera company and/or your support group? Why not nominate him or her for one [...]

Ticket Hotline!

Fern — Fri, 05 Oct 2007 03:05:33 +0000

Opera Volunteers International has a few sets of opera tickets available for a modest contribution. Vancouver Opera: 2 tickets to Cavalleria Rusticana (Mascagni) and I Pagliacci (Leoncavallo) on November 13 or 15, 2007. Valued at $198USD, these wonderful seats can be had for your donation of $120USD. Pittsburgh Opera: 2 tickets [...]

Opera and Baseball

DavidY — Mon, 01 Oct 2007 03:22:01 +0000

Take me out to the opera While growing up on Long Island, I enjoyed listening to NY Yankees games on the radio. Before each game, some guy would sing the national anthem. Over a decade later, after I had become a full-fledged opera fanatic, I found out that the “guy” was Metropolitan Opera star, Robert Merrill, [...]

We Will Miss Him

Fern — Sat, 08 Sep 2007 20:45:54 +0000

Luciano Pavarotti 1935-2007