Manitoba Opera

STUDENT AMBASSADOR PROGRAM

STUDENT AMBASSADOR PROGRAM
FOR POST-SECONDARY STUDENTS

Manitoba Opera celebrates its 50th season by launching

 

The Student Ambassador Program

 

You are a Student Ambassador if:

 

  • You are a post-secondary student
  • You want to see young people attend opera
  • You want to gain professional development from unique educational opportunities
  • You want to explore a career in the arts.

 

As a Student Ambassador, you will arrange a group subscription for your peers to attend performances during our 2022/23 season, plan post/pre-show social events, and share your love of opera with audience members prior to each performance.

You will also participate in workshops, attend MO performances, observe behind the scenes of an opera production company, and get a unique look at the administrative side of a professional arts organization. AND you will also receive an honorarium.

 

The Student Ambassador Program will run for the duration of our 2022/23 season. ONLY SIX AMBASSADORS WILL BE SELECTED. Student Ambassadors must be available to attend evening performances and an orientation session. Additional programming will be scheduled according to the availability of the Student Ambassadors and 5-10 hours of self-directed administrative work should be anticipated.

 

We are no longer accepting applications for the 2022/23 season.

Questions

Kyle Briscoe
Executive Assistant
204-957-6361
kbriscoe@mbopera.ca

 

Selection Criteria

A successful applicant should demonstrate the following:

– Passion for the art form of opera and the ability to hold a conversation about opera or to be provided with the tools to do so.

– Leadership characteristics. A primary part of our Student Ambassadors’ duties will be to lead the charge in building a community of operagoers. They should demonstrate a degree of community interest in their application.

– Organization and time management.

– Prior leadership role experience or interest in administration is an asset (though not required).

 

Manitoba Opera

Established in 1969, Manitoba Opera is the province’s only full time professional opera company, and serves a region that also includes northwestern Ontario, Saskatchewan, and the Dakotas.

Each season Manitoba Opera produces two full-scale operas at the Centennial Concert Hall in Winnipeg, MB.

In addition to its main stage productions, MO serves thousands of students each year through its educational workshops and performances, and presents dozens of free-to-attend events to the community at large.