EP66: Build Business Empathy Through Opera

Fidelity P.O.W.E.R. Plug Podcast for Women in Business

When you hear the term opera, what comes to mind? Something that’s exclusive, pretentious, maybe even boring? Keep listening because today’s guest may surprise you about what an opera is, what it’s about, and how it can help you be a better businesswoman.

In this episode of the P.O.W.E.R. Plug Podcast Host, Mary Foley speaks with Clare Burovac, General and Artistic Director of the New Orleans Opera. Clare took on this role in September 2020 when the pandemic party was in full swing – a tough challenge. She’s also the first woman to be General Director in New Orleans Opera history. Clare came to New Orleans from Portland, Oregon, where for the past eleven years she served as Director of Artistic Operations for Portland Opera. She’s also professionally trained as a violinist.

Listen and Learn:

• How opera helps us get back to our humanity.
• Surprising facts about opera and the New Orleans Opera house.
• Does the operatic experience require a certain wardrobe?
• What other activities and events does the New Orleans opera offer?
• What is the world-famous opera Madame Butterfly about?
• How to secure a ticket for Madame Butterfly in March at the New Orleans Opera house.
• The benefits of joining the New Orleans Opera for women in business.
• The type of positions available on the business side of the operatic performance.

NewOrleansOpera.org

Madame Butterfly: March 24 & 26, 2023

Box Office: [phone]

Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/NewOrleansOperaAssociation/)

@NewOrleansOpera on Twitter

@NewOrleansOpera on Instagram

OperaCreole.com