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Advancement Grant: Opera Philadelphia (2016)

Opera Philadelphia
Elizabeth Cree, 2017. Photo by Steve Pisano, courtesy of Opera Philadelphia.
Elizabeth Cree, 2017. Photo by Steve Pisano, courtesy of Opera Philadelphia.
War Stories, 2017. Photo by Dominic M. Mercier, courtesy of Opera Philadelphia.
War Stories, 2017. Photo by Dominic M. Mercier, courtesy of Opera Philadelphia.
The Magic Flute, LA Opera. Photo by Robert Millard.
The Magic Flute, LA Opera. Photo by Robert Millard.
The Magic Flute, 2017. Photo by Steven Pisano, courtesy of Opera Philadelphia.
The Magic Flute, 2017. Photo by Steven Pisano, courtesy of Opera Philadelphia.
Elizabeth Cree, 2017. Photo by Steve Pisano, courtesy of Opera Philadelphia.
Elizabeth Cree, 2017. Photo by Steve Pisano, courtesy of Opera Philadelphia.
We Shall Not Be Moved, 2017. Photo by Dave DiRentis, courtesy of Opera Philadelphia.
We Shall Not Be Moved, 2017. Photo by Dave DiRentis, courtesy of Opera Philadelphia.
We Shall Not Be Moved, 2017. Photo by Dave DiRentis, courtesy of Opera Philadelphia.
We Shall Not Be Moved, 2017. Photo by Dave DiRentis, courtesy of Opera Philadelphia.
Wake World, 2017. Photo by Dominic M. Mercier, courtesy of Opera Philadelphia.
Wake World, 2017. Photo by Dominic M. Mercier, courtesy of Opera Philadelphia.
Elizabeth Cree, 2017. Photo by Steve Pisano, courtesy of Opera Philadelphia.
Elizabeth Cree, 2017. Photo by Steve Pisano, courtesy of Opera Philadelphia.
The Magic Flute, LA Opera. Photo by Robert Millard.
The Magic Flute, LA Opera. Photo by Robert Millard.
The Magic Flute, 2017. Photo by Steven Pisano, courtesy of Opera Philadelphia.
The Magic Flute, 2017. Photo by Steven Pisano, courtesy of Opera Philadelphia.

Opera Philadelphia will implement a new business and program model that will feature an annual season-opening, multi-venue festival, launching in fall 2017. Supported by new marketing strategies and a broad range of performance offerings, the festival will draw audiences from both inside and outside the regional metropolitan area, and make Opera Philadelphia the only US opera company to open an annual season with a festival. Opera Philadelphia's new programming was developed after the company completed a 14-month study of its current and potential audiences—research that was supported by a 2014 Center Advancement grant, as the company sought to understand the shifting patterns of arts and culture consumption. [fn]Advancement grants were awarded from 2014 through 2017.[/fn]

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The Magic Flute, LA Opera. Photo by Robert Millard.
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Questions of Practice: Opera Philadelphia's David Devan on Excellence and Accessibility

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We Shall Not Be Moved, 2017. Photo by Dave DiRentis, courtesy of Opera Philadelphia.
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Inside Opera Philadelphia: Q&A with David Devan, General Director & President

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Opera Philadelphia

Opera Philadelphia is committed to embracing innovation and developing opera for the 21st century. The company presents both traditional and new repertoire and a wide array of programming that aims to diversify opera audiences. 

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Nels Cline in performance at Royce Hall, Los Angeles. Photo by Phinn Sriployrung.

Guitarist Nels Cline on Musical Lineage
Video Tradition & Translation
Walking with Trane, Urban Bush Women. Photo by Gennia Cui.
Questions of Practice: Choreographer Jawole Willa Jo Zollar on Art and Social Justice
Video Social & Community-Based Practices
Sonia Sanchez. Photo by Erika Vonie.
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Pew Fellows Candice Iloh and Armando Veve. Photos by Neal Santos.

Fellow to Fellow: Candice Iloh and Armando Veve Find Inspiration in Each Other’s Mediums
Interview Cross-Disciplinary Practices
Enrique Bostelmann, Portrait of Cora Flores, 1980, part of Mirages series.

Projects in Process: Discoveries in the Archives with Berman Museum and Japan America Society
Essay Legacy & Archives
Sinta Penyami Storms, 2022 Philadelphia's Cultural Treasures fellow.
Four Philadelphia’s Cultural Treasures Fellows on Care and Community Impact
EgoPo Classic Theater, rehearsal for Ramayana with Papermoon Puppet Theatre and Kalanari Theatre Movement, 2023, Java, Indonesia. Photo courtesy of EgoPo. 

Projects in Process: Wilma Theater and EgoPo on Creative Collaborations
Essay Co-Authorship & Collaboration