2020-2021
It was a landmark year for Opera Columbus, as we dedicated ourselves to ensuring Opera Columbus’ sustainability in a challenging time; reinforced our commitment to inclusion, diversity, equity, and accessibility; and welcomed a new leader, General Director + CEO Julia Noulin-Mérat. 2020-2021 was a year for reflecting on our core values and putting a system in place to ensure that those values are at the forefront of all we do. Through it all, we were guided by our commitment to be a community resource and by our mission: to transform the experience and advance the art of opera.
2019-2020
The 2019-2020 season was full of change and challenges we couldn’t have predicted a year ago, when we prepared our last annual report. There were certainly difficult days in the spring, but we cannot allow that to overshadow the wonderful things we did in the 2019-2020 season. There were many highlights in our performances last season, including our collaboration with BalletMet, the Columbus Symphony, and CAPA for Twisted 3. Our commitment to inclusivity continued with the performance of As One and our Opera Asks Luncheon, and our dedication to engaging and artistically excellent opera was on full show in The Barber of Seville.
2018-2019
The 2018-2019 season was a landmark season for Opera Columbus, including our first new work in nearly 20 years, new community outreach programs, and robust interest in our annual vocal competition. In March 2019, the Opera Columbus Board of Trustees approved new mission, vision, and values statements that were developed after a long process of self-discovery, including interviews with artists, donors, community members, trustees, and staff. Our mission informs everything we do – it’s our north star – and our vision is the change we seek.
2017-2018
The 2017-2018 season was filled with unforgettable moments and more than a bit of artistic risk. We hope you enjoyed watching it as much as we did creating it.In March, we unveiled a new logo and slogan: Make It Yours. This new brand boldly states our commitment to make opera that is exciting, accessible, and relevant to everyone, whether you prefer jeans or black tie, love the grand opera classics or edgy modern works. We look forward to seeing you at the theatre very soon.We accomplished so much this season, but it would be meaningless without you – our subscribers, donors and friends who cheer us on with your applause and your gifts, both of which enable us to transform the arts community in central Ohio and across the world.THANK YOU!
2016-2017
Thank you for being one of over 23,000 individuals who supported Opera Columbus as an audience member, program participant, volunteer, or contributor—or all of the above!—in the 2016–2017 season. Whether you attended one of our mainstage productions or a performance of Opera on the Edge, or know a child who participated in our Opera Goes to School education programs, you’ve seen first-hand the results of your incredible support of Opera Columbus: our focus on nurturing young talent and sharing the love of opera throughout central Ohio leads to exceptional performances, rave reviews and standing ovations, and young people’s lives changed through enriching educational programming.Every exquisite moment and note of the 2016–2017 season was made possible by our generous donors, and we are so grateful for your support. Thank you!
2015-2016
Thank you for the incredible 2015–2016 season. Your continued support allowed us to produce incredible productions like Armide, sell out three shows of La Bohème and feature CSO Music Director Rossen Milanov’s Opera Columbus debut in La Traviata. Our education and community outreach programs also had a fantastic season, reaching more than 12,000 students through Opera Goes to School and building opera audiences through Opera on the Edge.We are pleased to share our 2015–2016 Annual report with you, and hope you see how important you are to our success.
