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In the early years of OMAI, and predominantly through the period of COVID-19, we curated a series of online talks with artistic and administrative leaders in our field. On this page we have included selected highlights of these talks.
OMAI Talks-1: On December 15, 2020, OMAI launched a new conversations series “OMAI Talks” with first special guest speaker Seattle Opera’s General Director Christina Scheppelmann
OMAI Talks-2: “Opera in Europe’s Heart” with Peter de Caluwe, General & Artistic Director of Théâtre de La Monnaie in Brussels – 21st January, 2021
OMAI Talks-3: “The Pros and Cons of the German Repertoire Theater System” with Christoph Seuferle, Operndirektor of Deutsche Oper Berlin – 28th January, 2021
OMAI Talks-4: Audrey Jungers and Nicholas Payne (Opera Europa) & Marc A. Scorca (Opera America) in conversation with international opera managers – 15th February, 2021
OMAI Talks-5: Birgitta Svendén, Managing & Artistic director of Royal Swedish Opera, Stockholm & Mariusz Kwiecień, Artistic Director of Opera Wroclaw in Poland, in conversation with international opera managers – 25th Feb, 2021
OMAI Talks-6: Young Artists Programs with Rosemary Joshua (Dutch National Opera Studio), Thomas Barthel (Internationales Opernstudio Zürich) & Michael Heaston (Metropolitan Opera) – 24th March, 2021
OMAI Talks-7: Alexander Neef, Director of the Paris Opera, speaks with Opera Managers Association, moderated by Markus Laska
OMAI Talks-8: Vocal Education & the Opera Business. Opera leaders speak, moderated by Sarah Stephens
Special guests Sarah Wedl-Wilson (President, Hochschule für Musik Hanns-Eisler Berlin), Christopher Rochester (Director, Global Music Initiative, MacPhail Music Minneapolis), Émilie Delorme (President, Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique et de Danse Paris) & Melissa Wegner (Executive Director, Lindemann Program and Laffront Competition, Metropolitan Opera New York) in conversation with international opera managers, moderated by Sarah Stephens – 15 February 2022/ An edited version
OMAI Talks – 9: A conversation with opera casting directors Isla Mundell Perkins (Staatsoper Hamburg), Erik Malmquist (Bayerische Staatsoper Munich) and Michael Barobeck (Oper Graz). Moderated by Markus Laska (Communications Director) and Mitchell Piper (President) on December 1, 2022
OMAI Talks-10: Elisabeth Sobotka speaks with Opera Managers on 20 February 2023