__NOTOC__ Opera America, styled OPERA America, is a New York-based service organization promoting the creation, presentation, and enjoyment of

opera Opera is a form of theatre in which music is a fundamental component and dramatic roles are taken by singers. Such a "work" (the literal translation of the Italian word "opera") is typically a collaboration between a composer and a libr ...

in the United States. Almost all professional

opera companies Opera is a form of theatre in which music is a fundamental component and dramatic roles are taken by singers. Such a "work" (the literal translation of the Italian word "opera") is typically a collaboration between a composer and a librett ...

and some semi-professional companies in the United States are members of the organization including such opera companies as the

Metropolitan Opera The Metropolitan Opera (commonly known as the Met) is an American opera company based in New York City, resident at the Metropolitan Opera House at Lincoln Center, currently situated on the Upper West Side of Manhattan. The company is opera ...

San Francisco Opera San Francisco Opera (SFO) is an American opera company founded in 1923 by Gaetano Merola (1881–1953) based in San Francisco, California. History Gaetano Merola (1923–1953) Merola's road to prominence in the Bay Area began in 1906 when h ...

Lyric Opera of Chicago Lyric Opera of Chicago is one of the leading opera companies in the United States. It was founded in Chicago in 1954, under the name 'Lyric Theatre of Chicago' by Carol Fox, Nicola Rescigno and Lawrence Kelly, with a season that included Maria ...

, and

Dallas Opera The Dallas Opera is an American opera company located in Dallas, Texas. The company performs at the Margot and Bill Winspear Opera House, one venue of the AT&T Performing Arts Center. History The company was founded in 1957 as the Dallas Civi ...

. Opera America also includes opera companies from Canada. The organization was founded in 1970 and has been led by President and CEO Marc A. Scorca since 1990. In April 2014, advisers from Opera America worked with San Diego Opera to develop a plan to prevent that company's closure.

National Opera Center

The National Opera Centre at 330 Seventh Avenue,

Chelsea, Manhattan Chelsea is a neighborhood on the West Side of the borough of Manhattan in New York City. The area's boundaries are roughly 14th Street to the south, the Hudson River and West Street to the west, and Sixth Avenue to the east, with its norther ...

, has two performance venues: the Marc A. Scorca Hall and the Plácido Domingo Hall. It also provides private studios and a rehearsal hall. The National Opera Center has been the venue of performances by artists of companies such as

Wolf Trap Opera The Wolf Trap Opera Company (sometimes abbreviated WTOC) was founded in 1971 as part of the program of the Wolf Trap Foundation located near the Wolf Trap National Park for the Performing Arts in Fairfax County, Virginia. The company is a residen ...

. In 2018, the Christman Opera Company performed

Theodore Christman Theodore Christman is an American composer of classical music. He is most noted for his operas and other vocal music. His first operas, ''A Special Secret Someone'' and ''The Dreamer'', were premiered in 2015. In 2016, he founded the Christman Op ...

's operas ''Adriana McMannes'' and ''A Metamorphosis'' in Plácido Domingo Hall."Christman Opera Company 2018 Review: ''Adriana McMannes'' & ''A Metamorphosis''"
by Logan Martell, ''OperaWire'', 18 October 2018 The Opera Center has been the venue of premieres and workshops of works by composers such as Clint Borzoni and

Bruce Wolosoff Bruce Wolosoff (born March 27, 1955 in New York City) is an American classical composer, pianist, and educator.B ...

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National Opera Center

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