2024-09-26T16:17:18-05:00 2023-12-31 811151551 DARCY ALDOUS CPA PC 142 AUTUMN RIDGE CIRCLE ITHACA NY 14850 990 2023-01-01 813452061 OPERA ITHACA INCORPORATED OPER 6072526574 PO BOX 71 ITHACA NY 14851 ANDREW COVE TREASURER 6072526574 2024-09-26 1 1 DARCY ALDOUS P01221791 6073194847 2023 2024-08-08 14:25:15Z DEBORAH MONTGOMERY PO BOX 71 ITHACA NY 14851 238031 0 X OPERAITHACA.ORG X 2016 NY OPERA PERFORMANCE, OUTREACH AND EDUCATION 7 5 0 0 0 0 106776 210694 26766 27299 18 38 0 0 133560 238031 0 0 0 0 0 48258 0 0 0 222023 152556 222023 200814 -88463 37217 55811 53060 80000 40032 -24189 13028 X OPERA PERFORMANCE, OUTREACH AND EDUCATION 0 0 55367 25749 OPERA PERFORMANCES FOR 2023ORPHEUS IN THE UNDERWORLD WITH MUSIC BY JACQUES OFFENBACH. TWO LIVELY AND IMAGINATIVE PERFORMANCES OF THE OPERA - ORPHEUS IN THE UNDERWORLD. INVOLVING: 10 PRINCIPAL SINGERS, 8 CHORUS SINGERS, 13 ORCHESTRA MUSICIANS AND 11 DIRECTORS, DESIGNERS, STAGE MANAGERS AND STAGE STAFF. APPROXIMATELY 420 PEOPLE ATTENDED THE 2 PERFORMANCES.SCALIA/GINSBERG BY DERRICK WANG. THIS RELATIVELY NEW OPERA IS A DISCOURSE BETWEEN TWO USA SUPREME COURT JUSTICES - RUTH BADER GINSBERG AND ANTONIN SCALIA. TWO JUSTICES WHO HAD DIFFERING VIEWS BUT ALSO A CLOSE FRIENDSHIP BUILT AROUND THEIR LOVE OF OPERA. ONE LIVE PERFORMANCE TOOK PLACE AT CORNELL UNIVERSITY BUT THE DEMAND WAS SO GREAT THE DRESS REHEARSAL WAS OPENED TO AN AUDIENCE. INVOLVED: 3 PRINCIPAL SINGERS, 7 ORCHESTRA MUSICIANS AND 6 DIRECTORS, DESIGNERS, STAGE MANAGERS AND STAGE STAFF. APPROXIMATELY 200 PEOPLE ATTENDED THE PERFORMANCE AND DRESS REHEARSAL. 83433 2023 OPERA ITHACA FESTIVAL:A SINGER'S SINGER: BIOGRAPHY IN MUSIC OF WINNARETTA SINGER- AN AMERICAN PATRONESS IN PARIS. AN INTIMATE CONCERT FEATURING OPERA ITHACA APPRENTICE ARTISTS AT THE GALLERY AT SOUTH HILL, ITHACA, NYCHAT AND CHAMBER MUSIC WITH MOLLY JOYCE AND AUSTIN REGAN. ( SEE " YOU SAIDSHESAIDHESAID ) AN EVENING OF MOLLY JOYCE'S MUSIC AND A LIVELY DISCUSSION ABOUT THE UPCOMING PERFORMANCE OF HER OPERA- YOUSAIDSHESAIDHESAID. LOCATION WAS SIX MILE CREEK VINEYARD, ITHACA, NYRUSALKA BY ANTONIN DVORAK. TWO LIVE PERFORMANCES OF THIS MASTERWORK WITH A SIMILAR TALE TO THE LITTLE MERMAID BUT WITH ALL THE TRAGEDY OF OPERA. INVOLVED 11 PRINCIPAL SINGERS, 7 CHORUS SINGERS, 14 ORCHESTRA MUSICIAN'S AND 8 DIRECTORS, DESIGNERS, SATAGE MANAGERS AND STAGE STAFF.YOUSAIDSHESAIDHESAID BY MOLLY JOYCE AND DIE SCHONE MULLERIN BY FRANZ SCHUBERT. IN SCHUBERT'S ICONIC SONG CYCLE AN ITINERANT LABORER SINGS ABOUT HIS RELATIONSHIP WITH A MILL-GIRL BUT WE NEVER HEAR HER SIDE OF THE STORY. IN - YOUSAIDSHESAIDHESAID THE MILL-GIRL IS GIVEN VOICE TO TELL HER STORY. THIS WAS THE PREMIER OF THIS NEW SONG CYCLE BY MOLLY JOYCE. INVOLVED 2 PRINCIPAL SINGERS, 1 ACCOMPANIST AND 2 DIRECTORS AND STAGE TECHNICIAN'S AND I COMPOSER-IN - RESIDENCE.PRE-PERFORMANCE PANEL DISCUSSIONS TOOK PLACE BEFORE RUSALKA AND YOUSAIDSHESAIDHESAID ON NEURODIVERSITY, DISABILITY, SEXUALITY AND THE ARTS.APPROXIMATELY 380 PEOPLE ATTENDED THE 3 MAJOR FESTIVAL PERFORMANCES. 5984 175 APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAM- THE OPERA ITHACA APPRENTICE ARTIST PROGRAM PREPARES EMERGING VOCALISTS ON THE PERFORMANCE TRACK, WITH A FOCUS ON CULTIVATING AND DEVELOPING TALENT IN NEW YORK STATE. ALL APPRENTICE ARTISTS ARE COMPENSATED, RECEIVE COACHING CLASSES, MENTORSHIP AND PERFORMANCE OPPORTUNITIES. THIS PROGRAM SERVED 7 YOUNG ARTISTS AND ENGAGED 5 FACULTY AND CLINICIANS. 3626 1375 MURRAY VOICE COMPETITION- OUR ANNUAL VOICE COMPETITION GIVES YOUNG ARTISTS THE OPPORTUNITY TO COMPETE FOR RECOGNITION AND MODEST PRIZES. THERE WERE 75 CONTESTANTS, 3 JUDGES AND 1 ACCOMPANIST 3626 1375 148410 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 60 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 7 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 NY X LAP INC 6072724792 309 THIRD STREET ITHACA NY 14850 DEBORAH MONTGOMERY PRESIDENT 10.00 X X 0 0 0 DIANNE ORCUTT TREASURER 2.00 X X 0 0 0 ANDREW COVE TREASURER 5.00 X X 0 0 0 LARRY HARRINGTON SECRETARY 2.00 X X 0 0 0 EMAD ATIQ BOARD MEMBER 2.00 X 0 0 0 CHARLES KRUZANSKY BOARD MEMBER 2.00 X 0 0 0 PATRICIA ZIMMERMAN BOARD MEMBER 2.00 X 0 0 0 BEN ROBINSON ARTISTIC DIRECTOR 20.00 X 26502 0 0 LYNN CRAVER APPRENTICE PROGRAM DIRECTOR 8.00 X 11754 0 0 GRETCHEN VAN VALEN MANAGING DIRECTOR 20.00 X 10002 0 0 48258 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 159992 50702 210694 TICKET SALES 711110 25749 25749 ENTRY FEES 711110 1550 1550 27299 38 38 238031 27299 0 38 X 48258 8539 39719 7064 7064 62686 62686 4645 4645 5571 5571 11930 11930 5078 5078 PRODUCTIONS COSTS 29103 29103 APPRENTICE PROGRAM EXPE 19804 19804 PRINTING AND PUBLICATIO 4333 4333 VOICE COMPETITION EXPEN 2000 2000 342 292 50 200814 148410 52404 0 55786 53035 25 25 55811 53060 32 80000 40000 80000 40032 X -24189 13028 -24189 13028 55811 53060 37217 0 X 0 0 0 X 64082 81027 109210 106776 210694 571789 64082 81027 109210 106776 210694 571789 571789 10 9 38 18 38 113 571902 0.99980 0.99980 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED LARRY HARRINGTON SECRETARY CASHFLOW X 10000 5000 0 1 1 DEBORAH MONTGOMERY PRESIDENT CASHFLOW X 20000 10000 0 1 1 CHARLES KRUZANSKY BOARD MEMBER CASHFLOW X 20000 10000 0 1 1 BEN ROBINSON ARTISTIC DIRECTOR CASHFLOW X 30000 15000 0 1 1 40000 FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 2 TWO BOARD MEMBERS ARE MARRIED. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 8B THERE ARE NO COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B BOARD MEMBERS ARE NOTIFIED A COPY OF THE 990 IS AVAILABLE IN A SHARED DRIVE AND ARE ASKED TO REVIEW AND FORWARD ANY QUESTIONS TO THE TREASURER. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12 THE BOARD MEMBERS REVIEW AND SIGN THE POLICY EACH YEAR. CONFLICTS ARE DISCLOSED AND REVIEWED BY THE OFFICERS OF THE BOARD. WHEN A CONFLICT DOES EXIST THE MEMBERS WILL EXCUSE THEMSELVES FROM THE VOTING AND DISCUSSIONS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 CONTRACTS ARE REVIEWED ANNUALLY BY THE OFFICERS OF THE BOARD. THE RATES AND AMOUNTS PAID WITHIN THE CONTRACTS ARE COMPARED TO GOING RATES WITHIN THE COMMUNITY AND ORGANIZATIONS OF SIMILAR SIZE AND PROGRAMS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 THE ORGANIZATION'S GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST. FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11G CONTRACTED LABOR PERFORMANCES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 62,686. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 62,686.