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Opera Conference 2025: Opening Remarks & Keynote Address

Can’t make it to Opera Conference 2025 in Memphis? Catch the opening remarks from Marc A. Scorca, president/CEO of OPERA America, and the keynote address by Deborah F. Rutter in a special broadcast on Thursday, May 22. As president of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts from 2014 to 2025, Rutter led a period of transformative growth, centering artists in all aspects of the institution’s work. The Opening Remarks and Keynote Address were presented at Opera Conference 2025 in Memphis, TN, on Tuesday, May 20, 2025, as part of the Opening Session. ................................................. About OPERA America (operaamerica.org) leads and serves the entire opera community, supporting the creation, presentation, and enjoyment of opera. The organization is committed to: Promoting collaboration and effectiveness among opera companies, universities, and allied businesses. Delivering professional development to artists, administrators, and trustees. Increasing appreciation of opera through educational and audience development resources. Offering support and services that foster the creation and presentation of new works. Fostering equity, diversity, and inclusion across all aspects of the opera industry. Undertaking national research and representing the field to policymakers and the media. Managing the National Opera Center, a custom-built facility that provides a centralized space for collaboration, rehearsal, and performance. Founded in 1970, OPERA America fulfills its mission through public programs, an annual conference, regional workshops, consultations, granting programs, publications, and online resources. It is the only organization serving all constituents of opera: artists, administrators, trustees, educators, and audience members. Membership includes 200 professional opera companies; 350 associate, business, and education members; and 3,000 individuals. OPERA America extends its reach to 80,000 annual visitors to its National Opera Center and over 83,000 subscribers and followers on digital and social media. Representing over 90 percent of eligible professional companies, OPERA America is empowered to lead field-wide change.