Consider the opera company for which Jacqueline Royer sand leading contralto and mezzo-soprano. Who founded that company?
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Jacqueline Royer Jacqueline Royer (1884 – 19??) was a French opera singer who sang leading contralto and mezzo-soprano roles at the Opéra de Paris, London's Royal Opera House, the Teatro Colón in Buenos Aires, and the Opéra de Monte-Carlo. Active on the stage from 1904 until 1924, she created several roles in early 20th century operas, including Carmine in the posthumous premiere of Ponchielli's "I Mori di Valenza".
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Paris Opera The Paris Opera (French: "Opéra de Paris" ;    ) is the primary opera company of France. It was founded in 1669 by Louis XIV as the Académie d'Opéra , and shortly thereafter was placed under the leadership of Jean-Baptiste Lully and officially renamed the Académie Royale de Musique , but continued to be known more simply as the Opéra . Classical ballet as we know it today arose within the Paris Opera as the Paris Opera Ballet and has remained an integral and important part of the company. Currently called the Opéra National de Paris , it mainly produces operas at its modern 2700-seat theatre Opéra Bastille which opened in 1989, and ballets and some classical operas at the older 1970-seat Palais Garnier which opened in 1875. Small scale and contemporary works are also staged in the 500-seat Amphitheatre under the Opéra Bastille.
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Gail Robinson (soprano) Gail Robinson (7 August 1946 – 19 October 2008) was an American operatic soprano who sang with many of the world's leading opera companies during the 1970s and 1980s. She spent most of her career singing lyric coloratura roles at the Metropolitan Opera. After her performance career ended she taught singing to young artists and also directed the Metropolitan Opera's Young Artist Program for over ten years. Upon leaving the Met, she joined the voice faculty at the University of Kentucky.
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Bellissima Opera Bellissima Opera is a non-profit opera company based in Oak Park, Illinois. It was founded in 2006 by Christine Steyer, Paul Geiger and Franco Martorana.
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Opera San José Opera San José is the professional opera company in San Jose, California, United States, founded in 1984 by Irene Dalis. In 1988, it formed a resident company of principal artists, for which it has purchased fourteen apartment units to provide rent-free accommodation. Until 2004, the company performed in the Montgomery Theater in San Jose's Civic Auditorium complex, but since then it has performed in the remodeled California Theatre, now a performing arts venue in the city. One of the keys to the company's success over the years has been its fiscal prudence.
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Ririe-Woodbury Dance Company The Ririe-Woodbury Dance Company is an American contemporary dance company based in Salt Lake City, Utah. Founded in 1964 by University of Utah dance faculty members Joan Woodbury and Shirley Ririe the company is dedicated to furthering contemporary dance by creating and performing original works of modern dance, and promoting the understanding of and appreciation for the art form of dance through educational outreach programs in public schools and in universities.
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British National Opera Company The British National Opera Company presented opera in English in London and on tour in the British provinces between 1922 and 1929. It was founded in December 1921 by singers and instrumentalists from Sir Thomas Beecham's Beecham Opera Company (1915-1920), which was disbanded when financial problems over buying The Bedford Estate forced Beecham to withdraw from the music scene for a short period. The new venture was financed by the issue of 40,000 preference shares at £1 each. Among the musicians who met at the inaugural meeting of the new enterprise at the Queen's Hall were Sir Alexander Mackenzie, Sir Charles Stanford, Harry Plunket Greene, Aylmer Buesst and Sir Henry Hadow. The new company bought the entire assets of the Beecham company, comprising the scenery, costumes, scores, instruments and performing rights for 48 operas.
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American Lyric Theater American Lyric Theater (ALT) an opera company based in New York City and they specialize in the development of new works. It was founded by Lawrence Edelson in 2005.
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Opera Tampa Opera Tampa is an American opera company located in Tampa, Florida, where it is resident company at the Straz Center for the Performing Arts.
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Madison Opera Madison Opera is a regional opera company based in Madison, Wisconsin. It was founded in 1961 as an extension of the Madison Symphony Orchestra and came to national prominence in 1993 with the commissioning and premiering of "Shining Brow", the opera about Frank Lloyd Wright by composer Daron Hagen and librettist Paul Muldoon.
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Orlando Opera The Orlando Opera is Orlando, Florida's professional opera company, founded in 1958. The opera performed multiple times a year in the Bob Carr Performing Arts Centre and other venues in the central Florida region. On April 16, 2009 the company announced it will suspend all operations and close its doors due to poor economic conditions. The company will file Chapter 7 bankruptcy.
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Palm Beach Opera Palm Beach Opera, a professional opera company in West Palm Beach, Florida performs at the Kravis Center for the Performing Arts as well as other locations throughout South Florida, was founded in 1961 as "Civic Opera of the Palm Beaches." Over its history, the company has presented a season of fully staged operas ranging from a single production in early years to four beginning in the mid-1990s.
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Beecham Opera Company The Beecham Opera Company was an opera company founded by Sir Thomas Beecham which presented opera in English in London and on tour between 1916 and 1920.
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Canadian Children's Opera Company The Canadian Children's Opera Company (Previously called the Canadian Children's Opera Chorus, CCOC) was founded in 1968 by Ruby Mercer and Lloyd Bradshaw. The company consists of five divisions of approximately 240 boys and girls aged 6 to 19. The Principal Chorus has over 80 choristers, and they participate as the children's chorus in productions by the Canadian Opera Company (COC). The current artistic director/music director are Dean Burry/Teri Dunn. The CCOC performs many times in the year; in addition to COC productions, they perform with the Toronto Symphony Orchestra, Soundstreams Canada, the Hannaford Street Silver Band, as well as on their own.
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Opera Omaha Opera Omaha is a major regional opera company in Omaha, Nebraska. Begun in 1958, the professional company is widely known for the International Fall Festival events it held in the 1980s and 1990s, which garnered international attention and served as the U.S. and world premieres for a number of notable works. One of these performances, the 1990 U.S. premiere of the 1841 work Maria Padilla, was among the primary debuts for noted soprano Renee Fleming. "I’ve been calling all my singer friends and saying, 'You’ve got to sing for this company.'" Fleming said at the time. It has "a lot of vision." In 2007, the Toronto Star said "Opera Omaha has grown into one of the continent's most enterprising regional opera companies."
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Jennifer Johnston (mezzo-soprano) Jennifer Johnston is an English operatic mezzo-soprano. Born in Liverpool, she studied law at University of Cambridge and worked as a barrister while studying opera at the Royal College of Music (RCM). After graduating from the RCM, she became a member of the National Opera Studio through the sponsorship of Opera North. In 2005 she was awarded a Wingate Scholarship and a Susan Chilcott Scholarship. Later that same year won 2nd Prize in the Montserrat Caballé International Singing Competition.
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Pocket Opera Pocket Opera is an opera company based in San Francisco, California which has been presenting operas in English since 1978. The company was founded by Donald Pippin, whose musical career has spanned over six decades. Born in Zebulon, North Carolina and educated at Harvard University, Pippin began his career as an accompanist at George Balanchine's School of American Ballet in New York City.
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Alan Stone (opera director) Alan Stone (April 28, 1929 – July 9, 2008) was an American opera director, opera singer, and vocal coach. Born and raised in Chicago, Stone notably founded the Chicago Opera Theater in 1974. He served as the company's artistic director for almost two decades, stepping down from the position in 1993 after health problem stemming from a 1984 stroke made it impossible for him to continue.
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Operabase Operabase is an online database of opera performances, opera houses and companies, and performers themselves as well as their agents. Found at operabase.com, it was created in 1996 by English software engineer and opera lover Mike Gibb. Initially a hobby site, it became his full-time occupation after three years. "Opera" magazine describes the Operabase website as "the most comprehensive source of data on operatic activity".
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Purcell Operatic Society The Purcell Operatic Society was a short-lived but influential London opera company devoted to the production of stage works by Henry Purcell and his contemporaries. It was founded in 1899 by the composer Martin Shaw and folded in 1902. Its stage director and production designer was Gordon Craig whose productions for the company marked the beginning of his career as a theatre practitioner. Their debut production of Purcell's opera "Dido and Aeneas" in 1900 was one of the earliest staged performances of the work in modern times.
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The Australian Ballet The Australian Ballet is the largest classical ballet company in Australia. It was founded by J. C. Williamson Theatres Ltd. and the Australian Elizabethan Theatre Trust in 1962, with the English-born dancer, teacher, repetiteur and director Dame Peggy van Praagh as founding artistic director. Today, it is recognised as one of the world's major international ballet companies.
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The Icelandic Opera The Icelandic Opera is an opera company based in Reykjavík that produces operas and concerts. Its productions emphasize Icelandic artists, but regularly involve foreign artists as well. The company performs at the Harpa concert hall since its opening in 2011.