To further the operatic art form by presenting ensemble performances of the highest quality in a varied repertoire of new as well as rarely performed and standard works, to ensure excellence of opera's future through its apprentice programs for artists, technicians and arts administrators, and to foster and enrich an understanding and appreciation for opera in the community by outreach to a diverse public.
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