~ Who We Are ~

Our Mission

First Coast Opera, a nonprofit organization, 
aims to bring live locally produced opera to the Florida public 
at high standards of performance excellence, 
to build loyal patron support and sponsorship, 
and to foster a new generation of opera patrons through 
educational programs and performance opportunities.

How We Go About It

First Coast Opera focuses on two areas:

1.  Opera - We bring live opera to the First Coast area of Florida.  We cultivate the musical and creative resources, such as musicians and designers, who are currently available and develop those resources that are not so readily available.  We seek to generate interest from funding organizations to further the aims of performance and education in opera.  We are a small opera company, but we pledge to give our audiences the highest possible level of production values.

2.  Opera - We bring live opera to the schoolchildren of the First Coast of Florida.  We believe that the education of a new generation of opera-goers is vital to the survival of our company and opera as an art form.  We bring opera performances ranging from shortened versions of our repertory to programs of scenes developed to educate young people and provide them with an understanding and comparison of the difference between opera and other forms of dramatic musical entertainment.  

We try to offer many opportunities for First Coast singers to grow as artists and to practice their art.  To that end, we bring artists here who have gifts that excite our audiences, challenge our resident singers and inspire our vocal students.