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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NEA, Changemakers, COVID, Virtual, Arts Venues, Performing Arts James Mowdy NEA, Changemakers, COVID, Virtual, Arts Venues, Performing Arts James Mowdy

Monocle 24 Interview: Dr. Maria Rosario Jackson, NEA Chair

(Washington DC) - While listening to a recent Monocle 24 on Saturday podcast, we caught Monocle’s DC correspondent Chris Cermak interviewing Dr. Maria Rosario Jackson, National Endowment for the Arts Chair. Cermak’s questions for Dr. Rosario Jackson were focused on the post-pandemic state of the performing arts. We’re bringing this interview forward since it covers topics regularly discussed on the OI platform…

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Best Practices, Business of Opera, Unions, Working Conditions, COVID, Classical Voice, OI Insights, Opera Singer, Opera Innovation, Corporate Governance, C-Suite James Mowdy Best Practices, Business of Opera, Unions, Working Conditions, COVID, Classical Voice, OI Insights, Opera Singer, Opera Innovation, Corporate Governance, C-Suite James Mowdy

Has Central City Opera Lost The Plot?

Something’s apparently rotten in the state of Colorado. We first heard about Central City Opera’s entanglement with AGMA (American Guild of Musical Artists) via the latter’s 15DEC statement on Instagram, which was shared and commented upon by a few individuals across the opera spectrum. THE JIST: Per Eden Lane’s Colorado Public Radio story: “Founded in 1932, Central City Opera is one of the oldest opera companies in the United States. Now the company is in a bitter dispute with the labor union representing its performers…

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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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