Artist Management, Best Practices, Brand, Women in Business, C-Suite, Changemakers, Classical Voice, Brand Values, COVID, Technology, Business of Opera, Performing Arts, Virtual Performance James Mowdy Artist Management, Best Practices, Brand, Women in Business, C-Suite, Changemakers, Classical Voice, Brand Values, COVID, Technology, Business of Opera, Performing Arts, Virtual Performance James Mowdy

OI Interview | Operabase CEO Ulrike Köstinger

(Santa Fe, NM) - We first connected with Ulrike Köstinger via Instagram and Zoom during the pandemic. At the time, Ulrike was Chief Content and Partnership Officer for Operabase, CueTV and holding company Arts Consolidated. Operabase, the world’s go-to opera database, has documented global operatic activity since 1996, enjoying global brand recognition for decades. With over 600,000 performances on file, Operabase has recorded the work of artists in more than 3000 theatres, has 1.3 million business of opera and enthusiast subscribers, and publishes opera season information in 34 languages. After 2+ years in her previous role, Köstinger became Arts Consolidated/Operabase CEO on January 1, 2023…

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Q&A, Arts Management, Artist Management, Crisis Management, Relationship Management, Strategic Counsel, Business of Opera, Women in Business, Working Conditions, COVID Margaret Thompson Q&A, Arts Management, Artist Management, Crisis Management, Relationship Management, Strategic Counsel, Business of Opera, Women in Business, Working Conditions, COVID Margaret Thompson

Q&A: Artist Managers Share Insights, Brand Ethos and Unique How-To

Most people with a working knowledge of the business of opera understand how artists are often represented by managers who help them navigate their careers and/or how getting a manager is a primary goal for most young singers. The concept of a Hollywood-style or rock-and-roll music agent is already culturally imprinted, but when those concepts are extrapolated to opera, it can often mean different things…

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