The mission of the Chattanooga Symphony & Opera is to inspire, engage, and enrich the greater Chattanooga community through music and music education.
There are a variety of ways to volunteer at the CSO, not just on concert nights. Volunteers are found in our box office every day, at the front door of the Tivoli, working a registration table at UnCorked!, or preparing mailings in our conference room. We are constantly looking for ways to include volunteers in our day-to-day operations, our concerts, and other special and community events.
John Kilkenny is the Executive Director.
Chattanooga, TN
37402
Friends of Nashville Opera members have cherished their role in preserving and promoting grand opera in Middle Tennessee through their support of Nashville Opera since its founding in 1981.
The guild supports HCA TriStar Nashville Opera ON TOUR who visit more than 28,000 school children in Middle Tennessee each year; helps the Metropolitan Opera find new, inspiring talent through its annual district and regional auditions; provides gift bags, transportation and housing for visiting artists; and hosts parties in appreciation for the cast and crew of each opera production. Volunteering with mailings, telephoning, computer entry, and other office activities helps Nashville Opera put its dollars on the stage!
Friends of Nashville Opera provides scholarships for rising vocalists, such as the Fellows Program with Belmont University, and supports the Mary Ragland Young Artist Program, a competitive national program which offers valuable stage experience to the next generation of stars.
Margaret Carpenter, Liaison-Admin Assistant
3622 Redmon Street
Nashville, TN
37209
The Knoxville Opera Guild is a volunteer organization created in 1992 to support Knoxville Opera and provide a means of fellowship and networking for opera lovers through cast parties, fund-raising events, and educational activities. The Guild makes opera accessible to an increasingly diverse audience and enhances the quality of life in our community. The Guild's annual fund-raising events include an Opera Ball, a Martini Party, a Croquet Tournament, Opera Up Close meals, and Pre-Opera Brunches, which together raise over $100,000 for Knoxville Opera.
Knoxville Opera Guild also partners with the Nashville Opera Guild to present the free-admission annual Metropolitan Opera Middle/East Tennessee District Auditions.
Jason Hardy is president of the Guild.
Knoxville, TN
37919
Peach State Opera is a touring company that enriches the cultural life of small communities in the Georgia region and nurtures the careers of emerging professional opera singers. PSO creates affordable and portable productions, suitable to a variety of venues, while not sacrificing artistic quality. PSO nurtures the careers of emerging professional opera singers by casting them in important roles beside established colleagues. PSO performs musically and dramatically compelling classic operas in family-friendly, condensed English-language versions.
Evelyn Hughes is artistic director.
Lawrenceville, GA
30049