Northwest Region

The Ogden Opera Guild was founded over thirty years ago with the mission of supporting Utah Opera. In the year 2000 Utah Opera merged with Utah symphony. OOG is considered a subsidiary of US/UO and the funds donated by our annual fundraiser, various grants and membership fees support only Utah Opera. In fact OOG is the only guild which supports the opera.
Over the years, the activities have multiplied, the membership has grown and the funds donated have been substantially increased. The big annual fundraiser, The Chocolate Affaire is held every February, and donations to the opera in the past few years have totaled $25,000. The membership now totals approximately 170 and there are 19 Board members.
Utah Opera’s season includes 4 opera. Several weeks prior to each opera, OOG hosts a symposium featuring some of the lead singers of the forthcoming opera. Aided by a grant from Ogden City, OOG sponsors the apprentice singers from the opera to a performance, free to the public, at Weber State University. The guild also funds 120 students and14 chaperones to attend a dress rehearsal of an opera in Salt Lake City.

The president of Ogden Opera Guild is Judy Vander Heide.

jhheide@aol.com

1787 Ross Drive

Ogden, UT 84403 USA
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Opera Southwest’s Mission is to produce quality, professional, enjoyable and accessible opera in an intimate setting to audiences of all ages. Moreover, we play a leadership role in arts education in our community.
Opera Southwest incorporated in 1972 as Albuquerque Opera Theatre as a 501(C)3 non-profit organization. The 2011-2012 season is Opera Southwest’s 39th year of producing world-class opera in Albuquerque. Opera Southwest’s outreach programs provide an invaluable service by developing free or very low-cost presentations for school children and underserved individuals or groups.
Whether new to opera or a longtime fan, membership in the Opera Southwest (OSW) Guild offers you an unparalleled local opportunity to enjoy and learn more about opera while also supporting OSW.

Helen Horwitz is the president of the guild.

hlhorowitz@yahoo.com

P.O. Box 37167

Albuquerque, NM 87176 USA
Ph: 505-888-7376

The Guilds of The Santa Fe Opera, Inc. is the "umbrella organization" for the six Guild chapters. It is a separately organized, 501(c)3 corporation. The officers of Guilds Inc. are members of the individual Guild chapters. Guilds Inc. functions as a clearing house for all of the Guild chapters by being a catalyst for action and ideas as well as disseminating program ideas and strategies, especially those related to education and advocacy.

During 2010-2012, Guilds Inc. is committed to be involved in the following:

1. Joint Santa Fe Opera/Guilds Inc. Advocacy Program: This involves harnessing the talents of local chapter members on "Opera Day" at the Roundhouse during the 2011 Legislative session; alerting appropriate policymakers to the Opera's Spring Opera Tour involvement in their communities; and helping create awareness at the Policymaker's Dinner at the Opera in late June 2011.

2. Overall Enhancement of Communications Between the Guilds and the Public: This will focus on membership growth by increasing visibility in the communities by communicating and collaborating with other non-profit organizations to present opera and music-related programs in public venues at little or no charge.

The president of The Guilds of The Santa Fe Opera Inc. is John Webber.

johnwebber@santafeoperaguild.org

P. O. Box 2658

Santa Fe, NM 87504 USA
Ph: 505-795-0956

Enjoy informal member programs held throughout Southern California, social gatherings held throughout Southern California, musicales (opera themed parties held in elegant private homes) and annual Insider Preview with news of the coming season. Learn about this unique art form at exclusive members’ events - seminars conducted for members, Backstage Magic programs with members of the LA Opera Company. Help as an Opera League volunteer at the Opera League Boutique, help at cast dinners provided and staffed by League volunteers, assist at Educator, Student and Senior events and provide services to visiting artists and others. Volunteer hours earn credit toward extra benefits.

The President of The Opera League of Los Angeles is Diane Gray.

webmaster@operaleague.org

P.O. Box 49933

Los Angeles, CA 90049-0933 USA
Ph:

San Francisco Opera Guild’s mission is to provide cultural nourishment to the Northern California community through opera education, outreach programs and special events, as well as to provide financial support to San Francisco Opera Association.
Since 1939 it has succeeded in creating an array of programs that have lifted opera out of the realm of an elite society and into the mainstream of human experience. The Guild’s Board of Directors oversees the activities of the Guild. A small professional staff supports the board’s activities. Money raised each year is used to support its education programs and San Francisco Opera.
The Guild’s music education programs enrich students’ lives at a time when budget cuts have removed music from the schools’ curriculum. Students and their teachers in 190 northern California schools take advantage of two in-school programs, Opera á la Carte and Sing A Story. In addition, thousands of students attend five final dress rehearsals of San Francisco Opera productions at the War Memorial Opera House. Other popular Opera Guild activities include preview lectures of six seasonal opera productions that are presented throughout the Bay area, panel discussions with renowned artists, and tours of the War Memorial Opera House. The Guild also awards scholarships to San Francisco Opera’s Adler Fellows and Merola Program participants.

The president of San Francisco Opera Guild is Ann Girard,
The managing director of the SFO Guild staff is Susan Malott.

anngirard@sbcglobal.net

War Memorial Opera House
301 Van Ness Ave.
San Francisco, CA 94102 USA
Ph: (415) 565-3204

Through a series of social and fundraising events, the Stockton Opera Guild helps to underwrite the costs of the annual opera productions our community is so fortunate to enjoy. Under the leadership of past President JoAnne Lynch, the Opera Guild gave $20,000 to the Opera Association!

The Guild also organizes and funds the Stockton Opera Guild-Kathe Underwood Scholarship Competition, which provides financial awards to promising young singers who plan to study opera.

We act as ambassadors of opera, encouraging new and old friends to come and experience the annual opera performance and other musically oriented events. In this world of having it all at our fingertips, we can forget that there is nothing like a live performance, especially one including song, orchestra, costumes and classic story lines.

The president of the Stockton Opera Guild is Beverly Fitch McCarthy.

info@stocktonopera.org

PO Box 4314

Stockton, CA 95204 USA
Ph: 209.954.0219