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OVI Celebrates National Opera Week

October 20, 2010

Experience the joy of opera during National Opera Week 2010! From October 29 through November 7, OPERA America, the National Endowment for the Arts and opera organizations across the United States invite you to participate in a variety of fun, free activities such as backstage tours, flash performances and YouTube contests. In addition to celebrating [...]

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Curtain Goes Up In Stockton

September 4, 2010

Join us Thursday, November 18, 2010 5-7 pm • Stockton Golf & Country Club for our season opener The Curtain Goes Up! Come mingle, have a tasty bite or three and enjoy local wines. Enjoy an introduction to our 2011 opera production, La Bohème. This event benefits the Stockton Opera Guild-Kathe Underwood Scholarship fund, which [...]

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Sandra Bruns Recipient of Prestigious Bravo Award

July 30, 2010

Coveted Award Bestowed on Omaha Volunteer Sandra L. (Sandi) Bruns, well-known for volunteerism in the arts, has been awarded the Opera Volunteers International Bravo Award for her 22 years of extraordinary service on the OVI Board. As OVI President from 2003 to 2006 Sandi was a vital force in establishing OVI as an independent “all volunteer” [...]

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Honoring Volunteer Contributions

July 21, 2010

OVI Board member Rose Betty Williams asked, “How does your support group honor its volunteers”? Rhonda Sweeney of the Houston Grand Opera Guild tells us about the HGO Guild Awards: Each year, the HGO Guild awards a Volunteer of the Year award to someone who has done a lot for the Guild, generally not just that [...]

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OVI Honors Announced

July 9, 2010

Opera Volunteers International is pleased and proud to announce the 2010 achievement awards in opera volunteerism. Projects of Special Merit recognizes creative, volunteer-driven projects by OVI member support organizations. Partners in Excellence awards honor individuals and support organizations for long service and outstanding volunteer efforts. OVI’s 2010 awards in its Matching Grants Program also have [...]

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Presidential Award For Volunteer

July 9, 2010

Gerald Elijah Recognized for Volunteer Contributions to LA, OVI Congratulations to Gerry Elijah for receiving The President’s Volunteer Service Award from the United States President’s Council on Service and Civic Participation. Gerry is a long-time member of the Opera League of Los Angeles and an active and invaluable member of the Board of Directors of Opera Volunteers International. [...]

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LA Guild in Action During the Ring

June 26, 2010

Volunteers from OVI Support Group member The Opera League of Los Angeles were out in full force during the recently held 2010 Opera America Conference hosted by Los Angeles Opera, June 9-12, 2010.  The OA conference focused on “New Realities” and “New Strategies” in these challenging times and it was held in conjunction with LA Opera’s first staging [...]

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OVI Conference Los Angeles 2010

May 14, 2010

OVI and the Opera League of Los Angeles invite you to Volunteer ‘OperaTunities’: Service & Rewards September 23 through September 26 Enjoy a full weekend of events in the cultural heart of Los Angeles featuring a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to see the world premier opening night of Il Postino starring Placido Domingo the historic grandeur of [...]

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