The Opera Story

THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE:- TO ADVANCE THE ARTS BY THE CREATION, PRODUCTION AND PERFORMANCE OF OPERATIC WORKS AND BY PROMOTING THE WORK OF SINGERS, DIRECTORS, CONDUCTORS AND MUSICIANS WITH A VIEW TO INCREASING THE APPRECIATION AND UNDERSTANDING OF OPERA IN THE WIDER PUBLIC, BOTH AT A NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL LEVEL.- TO ADVANCE THE ARTS BY CONTRIBUTING TO THE RENEWAL AND EXPANSION OF THE OPERATIC REPERTORY, BY CONTRIBUTING TO MAINTAINING THE VITALITY OF THIS ART FORM AND BY WORKING TOWARDS REMINDING THE PUBLIC OF ITS RELEVANCE IN TODAY'S SOCIETY.- TO ADVANCE EDUCATION BY PROVIDING ASPIRING AND ESTABLISHED ARTISTS WITH A SPACE THAT BRINGS TOGETHER CREATORS, MUSICIANS AND AUDIENCES FROM DIFFERENT BACKGROUNDS AND FOSTERS INTERACTION AND LEARNING, AND CREATES OPPORTUNITIES TO ACQUIRE AND DEVELOP ARTISTIC SKILLS IN ALL THE FIELDS RELATED TO THE PROCESS OF PRODUCING AND PERFORMING OPERA.- TO ADVANCE EDUCATION BY ENGAGING WITH THE PUBLIC AND BROADENING THEIR HORIZONS, NOTABLY BY ACCOMPANYING CREATIVE WORK WITH A SIGNIFICANT EDUCATION AND OUTREACH COMPONENT THAT BRINGS THE PUBLIC CLOSER TO THE CREATIVE PROCESS AND LEARN FROM THE CREATIVE AND ARTISTIC TEAMS ABOUT THE WORK INVOLVED IN PRODUCING OPERA AT THE HIGHEST STANDARDS.