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Corporate Sponsorship and Donor Opportunities



PRODUCTION SPONSORSHIPS

Provide support for the core of the Opera season by becoming a Production Sponsor. Sponsorship opportunities include both Grand Opera and Contemporary Opera productions for the 2023/24 Season.


SPONSORSHIP LEVELS AND BENEFITS

Sponsors receive the level-specific benefits listed with each dollar amount, plus all the general benefits listed below.


  • 1 minute virtual playbill video
  • Full page print playbill ad
  • 10 tickets to a mainstage production

  • 30 second virtual playbill video
  • Full page print playbill ad
  • 8 tickets to a mainstage production

  • Full screen virtual playbill ad
  • 2/3 page print playbill ad
  • 6 tickets to a mainstage production

  • 1/2 screen virtual playbill ad
  • 1/3 page print playbill ad
  • 4 tickets to a mainstage production

  • 1/3 screen virtual playbill ad
  • 1/6 page print playbill ad
  • 2 tickets to a mainstage production

  • Recognition on all printed and online materials associated with the sponsored performances
  • Recognition in all 2023/24 Opera Grand Rapids Playbills under Sponsors and on the Program Page of the Performance Playbill
  • Recognition displayed visually & from stage prior to sponsored performances
  • Recognition on operagr.org with a link to your company website


SEASON SPONSORSHIPS

If you are searching for a commitment that will impact both Opera Grand Rapids and the community on a large scale or for a longer period of time, consider a Season Sponsorship.


Provide support for every production, program, and event in the 2023/24 Season. Your Season Sponsorship will be utilized for artist fees, administration fees, operation expenses, production costs, travel and lodging, costume and prop materials, marketing and printing, and all other expenses incurred by a professional opera company.

Provide support to hire Grand Rapids Symphony Orchestra musicians for each of Opera Grand Rapids Grand-Opera performances at DeVos Performance Hall and many other minor productions and programs throughout the season. Your support as an Orchestra Sponsor counts DOUBLE in the community, supporting both Opera Grand Rapids and the Grand Rapids Symphony.

Provide support for Community initiatives and events for the duration of the entire 2023/24 Season. Outreach experiences include Diversity programming opportunities, pop-up performances (such as Flash-Mobs), community celebrations/gatherings, minor concerts, complimentary ticket partnerships with local community involvement organizations, educational showcases, and other unique ways for families and individuals to experience opera here in West Michigan.

Provide support for Opera Grand Rapids general operations for the next three years. As the economy and arts scene changes, pledged on-going support is crucial to Opera Grand Rapids for planning and growth purposes. By pledging support for the next three years, your company can make a powerful impact on the Opera’s financial health and the future of the art form.

Season Sponsor

  • 1 minute virtual playbill video
  • Full page print playbill ad
  • 10 tickets to a mainstage production

Orchestra Sponsor

  • 30 second virtual playbill video
  • Full page print playbill ad
  • 8 tickets to a mainstage production

Opera in the Community

  • Full screen playbill ad
  • 2/3 page print playbill ad
  • 6 tickets to a mainstage production

Grand Circle

  • Full screen playbill ad
  • 2/3 page print playbill ad
  • 6 tickets to a mainstage production

Benefits included with all levels

  • Recognition on all printed and online materials associated with the full season
  • Recognition in all 2023/24 Opera Grand Rapids Playbills
  • Recognition displayed visually & from stage prior to all performances
  • Recognition on operagr.org with a link to your company website
  • Other benefits tailored to each program and your personal preferences


COMMUNITY AND EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMMING

Opera Grand Rapids provides a wide array of Community and Education programs to reach people of all ages to impact their lives through opera performance. When you are a Season Sponsor, you also support all of these programs.


Provide support to cover the cost of discounted tickets for students of any age. Children and adults with a valid Student ID have the option to purchase tickets to any of our Season performances for the low cost of $5.00. This discount allows students the opportunity to purchase a ticket for a professional, live performance that may normally be priced outside their financial capacity and exposes them to an art that was unavailable to them previously. Learn more

The Community Tickets Program is an initiative in partnership with several local organizations to provide up to 1800 FREE tickets to low-income and underserved community members who have never experienced an opera before. Learn more

ACT I is Opera Grand Rapids’ young professionals group that offers its members ticket discounts to Opera performances and unique ways to connect through culture, not work. Memberships can be sponsored. Contact Executive Director, Emilee Syrewicze for more information. Learn more

Provide support for the only Vocal Competition offered in the state where collegiate level vocal students perform for the opportunity to receive professional feedback from a panel of college music professors and compete for cash prizes. Learn more

Unique educational opportunity for middle and high school students to meet opera singers, conductors, and directors. Learn more


This program introduces “Tots” to the beautiful world of Opera. Opera Tots is a fun, family-oriented workshop where children and adults are introduced to opera through singing, dancing, and storytelling all set to the music of the great Opera composers. Children will experience live music as they experiment with movement and the feelings expressed through the text and melody of some of the greatest Opera ballads of history.

  • Recognition on all materials associated with the sponsored program
  • Recognition in all 2023/24 Opera Grand Rapids Playbills under Sponsors
  • Recognition on operagr.org with a link to your company website
  • Complimentary tickets for performances and/or the sponsored event
  • Playbill Advertisement Space: Ad size varies based on Sponsorship Level


Thank You to Our Sponsors

We gratefully acknowledge the support of our sponsors.


SEASON SPONSOR AND BETTY VAN ANDEL SCHOLARSHIP SPONSOR

David and Carol Van Andel Family Foundation

SEASON SYMPHONY SPONSOR

University of Michigan Health-West

GRAND CIRCLE SPONSORS

Irwin Seating CompanyMeijerHaworthDTE Foundation

ADDITIONAL SPONSORS

Michigan Council for Arts & Cultural AffairsNational Endowment for the ArtsHerman Miller CaresDick and Betsy DeVos Family FoundationJury Foundation

MOZART SOCIETY + PUCCINI SOCIETY SPONSOR

Greenleaf Trust

PRODUCTION SPONSORS

Irwin Seating CompanyVarnumWarner Norcross and JuddSweet Express

NIGHT WITH THE OPERA SPONSORS

David and Carol Van Andel Family FoundationUniversity of Michigan Health-WestWin and Kyle Irwin FundEenhornGrand Valley State UniversityJandernoa FoundationLegacy TrustReagan Marketing + DesignJohn HuntingThe Secchia Family Charitable TrustMadelaine LaneChristopher and Linda EdgarPenny WiltonAnonymousWilliam and Cecile FehsenfeldMary Free BedBDODiane St. Claire and Tom Northway

EDUCATION SPONSORS

SteelcaseAmwayHung and Elsie Liang Fund for MusicStingray Advisory GroupWege Foundation

VANDERLAAN PRIZE SPONSORS

Karl & Jean VanderLaanKBO GroupAria Show Technology

MEDIA SPONSORS

Blue Lake Public RadioRevue Magazine