The voice of opera in Canada

The Association for Opera in Canada
Mission
The Association for Opera in Canada is a membership-based association for opera companies, opera artists, businesses, teaching institutions, and individuals. Our mandate is to create and sustain an environment that makes opera central to Canadian life. We work with members across the sector to mitigate challenges, celebrate successes, and help opera thrive in a changing environment. We are a communications hub, a connector and convenor, a champion and catalyst for change, and a relentless advocate.
Core Service Commitment
We are committed to:
Communications: Continuously improving our services as a communications hub from AOC to members, the public and stakeholders, and between members; and to better tell the story of the positive impact opera has in communities across the country.
Convening: Acting as a convening body for the sector to come together
Advocacy: Advocating at the federal level for and on behalf of the opera sector to support increased investment in the sector through greater public engagement.
Member Services: Delivering an evolving program of member services to the sector that responds to the changes in the field;
Collaboration: Working collaboratively with other arts service organizations to maximize impact.
Key Partnership
Our innovative and forward-looking relationship with OPERA America is one of the strengths of AOC and allows us to create a truly unique arrangement that responds to the needs of its members and the broader Canadian opera and music theatre community. Governed by a unique fee-for-service agreement, all AOC members access the services and benefits of OPERA America, connecting members with their North American colleagues, sharing information such as production directories, coproduction opportunities, and HR information. Through OPERA America, our members deepen opportunities to connect and explore in the many forums OPERA America offers from New Works, Tech/Production, Marketing, and Governance, to name just a few.
Staff
Executive Director: Christina Loewen
General Manager: Joel Klein
Programs Associate: Jaclyn Grossman
Social Media Associate: Ryan McDonald
Donors $499 and under
Jeannette U. Aster
Kyle Briscoe
Dean Burry
Lara Ciekiewicz
Richard Cook
Margaret Genovese
Michael Gray
Hussein Janmohamed
Chantal Lambert
Amy Mushinski
Cecelia Paolucci
David Pepper
Francis Price
Ann Summers Dossena
Aria Umezawa
Robert Vineberg
Jonathan Wong
James Wright
Tom Wright
Latitude 45 Arts
Donors $500 and over
Christina Loewen
Robert Milne
Bruce Munro Wright
Robin Whiffen
Sponsors $499 and under
Against the Grain Theatre
Domoney Artists Management
Skybridge Strategies
Sponsors $500 and over
Canadian Opera Company
Easy-Connect
Manitoba Opera
Operabase
Pacific Opera Victoria
re:Naissance Opera
Vancouver Opera
Foundations
Azrieli Foundation
Public Funders
Canada Council for the Arts
City of Vancouver
Department of Canadian Heritage
Global Affairs Canada – CanExport Associations
Government of Canada
Ontario Arts Council
Vancouver Civic Theatres