2026-02-12T16:43:23-07:00 2025-09-30 990 2024-10-01 010496860 OPERA MAINE OPER 2078797678 PO Box 7733 Portland ME 04112 Constance Bingham Treasurer 2074151441 2026-02-10 1 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z Arlene Schwind PO Box 7733 Portland ME 04112 772543 0 X www.operamaine.org X 1995 ME Opera Maine produces creative inspiring and professional opera performances of artistic excellence. We foster young operatic talent, provide educational opportunities, and engage our audience, supporters, and community in collaborative ways that excite enthusiasm for the art form. 17 17 3 60 0 0 417560 403566 212800 299391 7595 7080 11992 9036 649947 719073 0 0 0 0 147705 144790 0 0 61929 462549 568512 610254 713302 39693 5771 310023 290969 37796 0 272227 290969 Opera Maine is dedicated to providing creative and inspiring opera productions of artistic excellence that attract regional, national, and international audiences 0 0 447790 0 287633 In 2025, Opera Maine extended its season to include a winter production. On January 24 and 26, in collaboration with the Portland Symphony Orchestra, we presented a semi-staged performance of Puccini's La Boheme in Merrill Auditorium in Portland. The production was a critical success and drew an audience of 3,300. The two performances of our summer mainstage opera, Sondheim's Sweeney Todd, were presented in Merrill on July 24 and 27 to a total of 2,870 spectators. This was the first American work that Opera Maine has produced on its mainstage. Praised by Opera News as a "theatrically compelling and musically excellent production", Sweeney Todd featured a stellar cast of internationally renowned singers. It was directed with "cinematic sweep" by the company's Artistic Director, Dona D. Vaughn, while conductor Israel Gursky led "with precision and elan". Through Opera Maine's Opera for All initiative, 128 youth aged 21 and under attended the opera at no cost. 38318 0 11758 On June 28 and 29, Opera Maine's Studio Artist Program presented two performances of Paul's Case, a contemporary chamber opera by Gregory Spears and Kathryn Walat. Held at Stevens Square Theater in Portland the production featured seven emerging opera singers and attracted an audience of 230. Opera Maine's dramaturg Calien Lewis gave pre-performance talks and joined the composer and artists in post-performance conversation. 9500 0 0 In 2025, Opera Maine provided community engagement and educational programs that expanded access to opera and vocal music education across Maine. Through its Opera for All initiative, the organization served more than 1,100 K-12 students at five schools in four counties, prioritizing communities with limited access to arts education. Programs were delivered in partnership with local schools and the University of Southern Maine Vocal Studies Program, combining student-focused arts education with professional development for emerging artists. Additional community programs included the Opera Film Series at OceanView in Falmouth, which reached approximately 250 attendees, as well as community concerts and collaborative events with cultural institutions. Opera Maine also expanded access through free ticket initiatives, including partnerships with VetTix and 1stTix, thereby introducing new audiences to live opera. These programs emphasized accessibility, arts education, and audience development, using music and performance to foster community connection and cultural enrichment. 85874 0 0 Overhead expenses properly allocated to programs 85874 0 0 581482 1 1 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 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 118 0 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 17 17 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 X Caroline Koelker 2078797678 PO Box 7733 Portland ME 04112 Caroline Koelker Executive Director 32 0 X 69642 0 0 Dona D Vaughn Artistic Director 10 X 23833 0 0 Arlene Palmer Schwind President 10 0 X X 0 0 0 Ann Elderkin Immediate Past President 1 X 0 0 0 Leslie Hart Secretary 2 0 X X 0 0 0 Constance Bingham Treasurer 2 0 X 0 0 0 Elizabeth Astor Trustee 1 0 X 0 0 0 James Becker Trustee 1 0 X 0 0 0 Jane Berentson Trustee 1 0 X 0 0 0 Rosemary Harris Trustee 1 0 X 0 0 0 Elizabeth Hunt Trustee 1 0 X 0 0 0 Katherine Mohlin Trustee 1 0 X 0 0 0 Larry Rubinstein Trustee 1 0 X 0 0 0 Warren Schubert Trustee 1 0 X 0 0 0 Elizabeth Serrage Trustee 1 0 X 0 0 0 April Ylvisaker Tardiff Trustee 1 0 X 0 0 0 Toy Watson Trustee 1 0 X 0 0 0 Doreen Theriault Trustee 1 0 X 0 0 0 Nancy-Grace Thurston Trustee 1 0 X 0 0 0 Peter Plumb Clerk 1 0 X 0 0 0 93475 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 74655 0 20000 308911 6943 403566 Mainstage Production (Sweeney Todd 711190 198980 198980 0 0 Co-Production with PSO 711190 88653 88653 0 0 Studio Artist Production (Paul's Case) 711190 11758 11758 0 0 0 0 0 0 299391 7080 0 0 7080 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 62506 74655 53470 9036 0 9036 0 719073 299391 0 16116 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 90009 39752 33505 16752 0 0 0 0 46126 2338 18707 25081 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8655 1461 3994 3200 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 25660 21811 1925 1924 10182 3640 2666 3876 622 622 12731 5001 6871 859 6404 6404 7751 5467 1601 683 Mainstage Productions (2) 447790 447790 0 0 Studio Artist Program 38318 38318 0 0 Community Programs 9500 9500 0 0 Development 9554 0 0 9554 713302 581482 69891 61929 28098 73720 108521 43007 16000 0 104 375 0 0 0 0 2068 1728 145032 160689 10200 11450 310023 290969 258 0 37538 0 0 0 37796 0 X 272227 290969 0 0 272227 290969 310023 290969 5771 12971 0 0 0 0 X 0 0 0 X 321879 342610 380472 417560 403566 1866087 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 321879 342610 380472 417560 403566 1866087 249157 1616930 7906 25 3308 7595 7080 25914 0 0 0 0 0 0 83454 92727 -10094 11992 9036 187115 2079116 299391 0.77770 0.76740 X Schedule A, Part II, Line 10 Net Income from Fundraising Events RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED Gala 125840 74655 51185 0 0 4500 24689 2484 17833 Serenades 8805 0 8805 0 0 0 0 2900 835 0 134645 74655 59990 0 0 4500 24689 5384 18668 53241 6749 Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 11b The treasurer drafts the 990 and supporting schedules. They are provided electronically to the officers and full board prior to filing. Copies are also provided to the executive director and director of operations who are asked to review them for accuracy. Any comments received are evaluated and if appropriate included in a revised draft. After all comments have been addressed, the return is submitted for efiling. Copies of all 990s, including schedules, are maintained indefinitely by the office. With the exception of Schedule B, copies are available to the general public upon request. Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 19 Copies are available upon request to the office. For the year ending September 30, 2025, no such requests were received.