Arizona Opera Launches 50 For 500 with $100,000 Gift
Company seeks to raise $500,000 in donations with representation from all 50 states by June 30, 2015.
Following two successful consecutive Million Dollar May campaigns in 2013 and 2014, General Director Ryan Taylor announced Arizona Opera's 2015 Spring Campaign: 50 for 500.
The opera company seeks to raise $500,000 by June 30, 2015, with gifts from all 50 states. The campaign is being kicked off with a $100,000 gift from a generous donor from Tucson and seeks to solidify the company's overwhelming turn around in just two seasons.
"We continue to be humbled and gratified by the outpouring of support in celebration of Arizona Opera's recent artistic and financial achievements. This campaign promises to further solidify our organization's viability at a critical stage in our turnaround process." - Ryan Taylor, General Director
With a nod to the 2015/16 opening production Arizona Lady, Arizona Opera's 50 for 500 campaign is a "race to the finish line". Arizona Lady will be the first time a major U.S. opera company has presented Kálmán's comedy. Set in the Southwest the story follows the meteoric rise of one horse, Arizona Lady, as she wins the Kentucky Derby.
The 50 for 500 campaign will follow the progress of three goals as it emulates the excitement of the Triple Crown races that kick off this May!
* Contributions from patrons from all 50 states
* Donations from 2000 donors for the fiscal year
* $500,000 by June 30, 2015
The progress toward each 50 for 500 goal can be tracked at www.azopera.org/50for500. Those wishing to contribute to the 50 for 500 Campaign can do so here or by calling 602-266-7464 or 520-293-4336
About Arizona Opera
Arizona Opera, now in its 44th season, is our state's only professional opera company that produces fully-staged opera performances, concerts, in-school touring productions, educational and outreach programs that reach over 70,000 school-children and adults annually. Since its inception, Arizona Opera has produced over 180 fully-staged operas and concerts. The company's artistic history is rich with a blend of opera's traditional repertoire featuring baroque, bel canto, and verismo works, turn-of-the-century masterpieces, operettas, and American operas. Arizona Opera has also presented Wagner's complete Ring Cycle twice, a feat that has been accomplished in North America by only five other companies. Founded in 1971, Arizona Opera is among only a handful of companies in the United States that regularly performs in more than one city.
The 2014/15 Arizona Opera Season is presented by Copperpoint Mutual Insurance Company.