U.S. ACADEMICS

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COA collaborates with artists, managers, and companies of Armenia, Austria, Canada, China, France, Germany, Greece, Israel, Italy, Mexico, Russian, Taiwan, and the Ukraine with plans to extend International relationships globally.

California Opera Association is in partnership with several countries throughout the world to encourage

  • Artists and entertainers entering or leaving the U.S. who are performing in culturally unique and traditional opera programs.
  • Artists who represent, teach, or coach opera, cultural, musical, ethnic folk, artistic, or theatrical arts in the U.S. and abroad.
  • Artists entering or leaving the U.S. in order to enhance the development or understanding of opera and similar culturally unique art forms.
  • U.S. and international agents, managers and collaborative companies to assist artists and entertainers and to participate in cultural and international exchange programs.

International Liaisons

Isabel Bayrakdarian, Armenia; Varoujan der Simonian, Armenia; Chen Wu, Yan Sheng Min, and Duan Yongming, China; Ioanna Sfekas-Karvelas, Greece; Christian Catena, Italy; Thomas Hay, Germany; DeAnne Reeder, Germany; Florencia Tinoco-Barone, Mexico; Romy Gonzalez, Mexico; David Andre, Russia; Roy Stevens and Annalisa Winberg-Stevens, USA


P.O. Box 9741
Fresno, California 93794
(559) 225-6737
(559) CAL-OPERA