2025-11-20T10:36:52-05:00 2024-12-31 990 2024-01-01 475511655 OPERA IN WILLIAMSBURG INC OPER 7575449461 PO Box 2041 Williamsburg VA 231872041 Naama Zahavi Ely Artistic and General Director 7575449461 2025-11-21 false 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z Naama Zahavi-Ely PO Box 2041 Williamsburg VA 231872041 278556 false X www.operainwilliamsburg.org X 2015 VA Opera in Williamsburgs objectives are as follows: Create exceptionally engaging attractive and elegant live fully-staged standard repertoire opera productions with world-class cast and creative team in Williamsburg Virginia Attract new audiences to mainstream live Opera and providing Opera lovers with more opportunities to see superb live performances locally Help outstanding professional artists to earn a living by their art Bring the beauty and passion of live Opera singing to schools and to groups that cannot attend performances Assisted Living Memory Units Opera in Williamsburg is dedicated to bringing to Williamsburg Virginia intimate fully-staged opera with world class cast. Funded by ticket sales and the support of members of the community Opera in Williamsburg is committed to the highest artistic standards and maintains a relationship with the International Vocal Arts Institute IVAI under Joan Dornemann and Paul Nadler. 5 5 0 40 0 0 188707 69339 0 7904 265950 0 0 0 0 3618 259744 259744 6206 16324 54788 -38464 X Opera in Williamsburgs objectives are as follows: Create exceptionally engaging attractive and elegant live fully-staged standard repertoire opera productions with world-class cast and creative team in Williamsburg Virginia Attract new audiences to mainstream live Opera and providing Opera lovers with more opportunities to see superb live performances locally Help outstanding professional artists to earn a living by their art Bring the beauty and passion of live Opera singing to schools and to groups that cannot attend performances Assisted Living Memory Units Opera in Williamsburg is dedicated to bringing to Williamsburg Virginia intimate fully-staged opera with world class cast. Funded by ticket sales and the support of members of the community Opera in Williamsburg is committed to the highest artistic standards and maintains a relationship with the International Vocal Arts Institute IVAI under Joan Dornemann and Paul Nadler. false false 240003 0 67724 Created and presented a fully-stage production of the opera The Tales of Hoffmann by Offenbach and of Lucia di Lammermoor by Donizetti with orchestra in the original French and Italian with English supertitles. Each performed three performances at the Kimball Theatre Williamsburg Virginia May and September 2024. Some income is for tickets to 2025 operas. Held two stand-alone art song concerts a dinner concert with fund-raising auction and a brunch concert with a raffle as well as free concerts with the singers of each opera. Visit schools when we have opportunities at no charge to the school. Provide our recordings to local public broadcasting at no charge. Hold a donors event with a concert for donors. Note: most expenses by far are for opera productions most by far are for artists fees and the expenses of concerts leading up to an opera are difficult to separate. 12229 0 0 Held a dinner concert with auction as well as a brunch concert with our singers. Income is for brunch raffle income from auction is listed separately and paddle raise at dinner is listed in donations. 170 0 0 Held a free concert with the cast of each opera 0 0 2530 Concerts of Italian art songs and of art songs based on Jewish folk songs 0 0 0 Provided the local public broadcasting WHRO with a recording of our operas from ready to broadcast with subtitles; shared with local audience. 0 0 0 Held free pre-opera talks before each opera by Dr. Glenn Winters. 0 0 2530 252402 true true false false false false false false false false false false false false true false false false false false false false false false true false false false false false false false false true false false true false false false false false false false false false false false true 0 0 0 false false false false false true true false 0 false false false false false X 5 5 false false false false false false false true true false false true false false false true true false VA X X X Naama Zahavi-Ely 7575449461 PO Box 2041 Williamsburg VA 231872041 Jorge Parodi Music Director 10.00 0.00 X 8500 0 0 Naama ZahaviEly Artistic and General Director 40.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 Paul Try Chair of the Board of Directors 10.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Josephine Ursini Krantz vice-chair 5.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Kenneth Mitchell Treasurer 5.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Kathy Masters Secretary 5.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Linda Collins Reilly member of board of directors 5.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 8500 0 0 0 false false false 0 0 12878 0 14000 161829 0 188707 Musical Groups and Artists 711130 66809 66809 0 0 Musical Groups and Artists 711130 2530 2530 0 0 69339 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 19595 12878 12606 6989 0 6989 0 0 0 0 0 0 Musical Groups and Artists 711130 915 915 0 0 915 265950 70254 0 6989 X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 178037 176537 1500 0 6436 6436 0 0 22248 16802 1828 3618 2510 2510 0 0 1759 1759 0 0 30448 30052 396 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4935 4935 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1142 1142 0 0 Cost of food and setup for dinner concert and brunch concert 12229 12229 0 0 259744 252402 3724 3618 9233 1324 0 0 15000 15000 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 24233 16324 20275 0 0 0 1671 4284 0 0 0 0 15000 15000 0 0 0 0 31957 35504 68903 54788 X -44670 -38464 0 0 -44670 -38464 24233 16324 6206 0 0 0 0 0 X false false false X 0 0 124524 88616 188707 401847 0 0 124524 88616 188707 401847 100590 301258 0 0 0 0 2778 2778 404625 172171 X Part II, line 10 | S.No:, Amount:, Description:| 1, 915.00, Musical Groups and Artists| RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED Outstanding balance on credit cards typically paid off by April 35504 35504 Auction paddle raise and dinner concert April 30 21490 11015 10475 0 0 0 5568 0 0 Brunch concert September 8 10983 1863 9120 0 0 0 7038 0 0 32473 12878 19595 0 0 0 12606 0 0 12606 6989 Paul Try Chair of the Board of Directors bridge loan given by the interested person to the organization payable the following calendar year X 15000 15000 false true true 15000 Kinneret Ely A singer the daughter of Artistic and General Director 3100 Fee per performance in concerts and ensemble role; same fee as others for same task false Part VI, Section B, Line 11b Sending a copy of the filing by email to the five officers regular communication of the board is by email. Part VI, Section B, Line 15 | Name of the Person:, The process used to establish compensation of the person who served in:|, The year in which this process was last undertaken:| Jorge Parodi, Payment as Music Director reviewed by the board who are experienced with other arts organizations. The fee requested is low $750 per month starting November 2024., 2024| Part VI, Section C, Line 19 Governing documents are on file at the clerks office in Virginia Part VII, List Of Officers | Employee Name:, Description:| Jorge Parodi, $1500 as Music Director of the company $6000 for conducting $1000 for heading the music program at donors event| Naama Zahavi-Ely, Naama Zahavi-Ely acts as a volunteer and covers her own expenses. She does not receive compensation or expenses from the company.| Paul Try, Volunteer no compensation or expenses covered| Josephine Ursini Krantz, Volunteer no compensation or expenses covered| Kenneth Mitchell, Volunteer no compensation or expenses covered| Kathy Masters, Volunteer no compensation or expenses covered| Linda Collins Reilly, Volunteer no compensation or expenses covered| Part IX, line 11g | Description:, Amount:| artists fees for performing in operas the majority by far and concerts music directors fees, $163175| Expenses of artists: hotels most are lodged in homes of supporters, $10149| Artists: transportation mostly local rented cars and ubers few others, $3710| Dining for artists, $1003|