Arts, Culture, Humanities : Performing Arts

Los Angeles Opera

Producing operas and expanding the cultural interests of Los Angeles

Rating

Overall Rating    
      (60.42)
Organizational Efficiency      
Program Expenses 79.2%    
Administrative Expenses 18.7%    
Fundraising Expenses 2.0%    
Fundraising Efficiency $0.03    
Efficiency Rating    
      (35.42)
Organizational Capacity      
Primary Revenue Growth 7.4%    
Program Expenses Growth 13.6%    
Working Capital Ratio (years) 0.42    
Capacity Rating    
      (25.00)

Income Statement     (FYE 06/2007)

Revenue  
Primary Revenue $54,175,706
Other Revenue $654,272
Total Revenue $54,829,978
   
Expenses  
Program Expenses $48,124,698
Administrative Expenses $11,372,945
Fundraising Expenses $1,225,480
Total Functional Expenses $60,723,123
   
Payments to Affiliates $0
Excess (or Deficit) for the year $-5,893,145
   
Net Assets $18,949,138

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Contact Information

Los Angeles Opera
135 North Grand Avenue
Los Angeles, CA 90012
tel: (213) 972-7277
fax: (213) 972-3145
EIN: 95-2096402

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Leadership      (FYE 06/2007)

Name Title Compensation % of Expenses
Placido Domingo General Director (The person identified as holding the highest position of management, and therefore who would normally be responsible for carrying out the mission of the charity and leading the organization on a day-to-day basis.) $750,000 1.23%
Other Salaries of Note
James Conlon Music Director (Using information reported on an organization's most recent Form 990, we include as compensation an individual's salary, cash bonuses, and expense accounts and other allowances. We do not include contributions to benefit plans or compensation deferred to a future date.) $790,000 1.30%

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Mission

Los Angeles Opera created a sensation with its debut production of Verdi's Otello starring Plácido Domingo in October 1986. Under the leadership of Founding General Director Peter Hemmings and then Plácido Domingo, Los Angeles Opera has grown to become a company of international stature. Presenting leading productions in the standard repertory as well as new and rarely-staged operas, the Company brings prominent Los Angeles artists together with other world-renowned singers, designers, directors and conductors to create opera that attracts the attention of international audiences and critics. Since its inception, Los Angeles Opera has served nearly one million students, senior citizens, and other audiences through its internationally recognized Education and Community Programs.

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