We’ve Been Serving Opera on Tap
Opera on Tap (OOT) was born in 2005 at Freddy’s Bar and Backroom in Brooklyn and incorporated in 2007 to promote opera as a viable, living and progressive art form and to support the developing artists who continue to keep the art form alive. What began as a small monthly gathering of ambitious, classically trained singers looking for more performance opportunities, has grown into a producing organization that has gained a loyal audience base and national recognition as an innovative force on the classical music scene. Through its Chapter program, which now has over twenty vibrant national (and international!) chapters, OOT has created a large network of performers, creators, and supporters. Our mission is to expose new audiences to opera and classical music by taking opera and classical music out of the concert hall and performing it in alternative venues, to aid young performers in their development by giving them the opportunity to perform and to promote and support them through our organization and to help promote new classical works of contemporary classical and operatic composers. Learn more about our programs here.
Our Team

Anne Hiatt
Artistic & Executive Director

Joy Jones
Social Media Director

Victoria Davis
Strategic Partnerships Lead & Creative Producer

Joanie Brittingham
Director of Development

Kayleigh Butcher
Artistic Administrator

Rachel Duval
Strategic Partnerships Lead & Creative Producer
Associate Producer:
Sidney Dixon-Weberndorfer
Board of Directors
Directors:
Board President: Anne Hiatt
Dr. Naomi André
Isabel Walcott Draves
Ramona Ponce
Lucia Rivieccio
Salima Swain
Advisory Council
David Cote
Aaron Dworkin
Eve Gigliotti
Christine Goerke
Celeste Headlee
Sylvia McNair
Todd Perlmutter
Kyle Pfortmiller
Laura Pfortmiller
Prof. George Shirley
Russell Thomas
Cassandra Wilson
Education Advisory Council
Dr. James Duval
Karen Fierst
Emily Grad
Anna Hall
Jorge Sosa
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Recognition for Our Work


