Holdings Fine Arts and Applied Arts School of Music Illinois Opera Theatre Enth... Finding Aid Holdings Fine Arts and Applied Arts School of Music Illinois Opera Theatre Enth... Finding Aid Title: Illinois Opera Theatre Enthusiasts Newsletters, Fall 1990 - April 2015
ID: 12/5/820
Primary Creator: Illinois Opera Theatre Enthusiasts (1990-2015)
Extent: 0.25 cubic feet
Arrangement: The newsletters are arranged chronoloically by date of publication.
Date Acquired: 06/17/2015
Subjects: Fine and Applied Arts, College of, Fund Raising, Music, School of, Music theater, Newsletters, Opera, Scholarships, University of Illinois, Vocal music
Languages: English
Consists of the "Opera Newslines," newsletters of the Illinois Opera Theatre Enthusiasts from the Fall 1990 issue to the April 2015 issue, documenting the development and activities of the Illinois Opera Theater Enthusiasts, an organization that has provided financial support for opera and musical theater productions staged by the School of Music at the University of Illinois.
The Illinois Opera Theatre Enthusiasts (IOTE) were founded during the fall 1990 semester when a community of local opera enthusiasts formed a support group to aid the faculty, staff, and students of the University of Illinois' School of Music opera division which was renamed the Illinois Opera Theatre that year. With the School of Music' encouragement, the IOTE solicited additional members from the local community and began planning activities that would support the productions of the Illinois Opera Theatre. The organzation funded its first Award for Excellence for the amount of $150 in 1994, which was awarded to an exemplary student. The award amount increased for each subsequent year until it reached $1,000 for two students annually. IOTE also created the Encouragement Award, which is a $500 award that is recieved by two students annually. Since 1997, IOTE contributes an amount of $2,000 to fund one opera production each season. In 1998, this amount was increased to $2,500, and it was raised to $5,000 in 2007. IOTE also supported student access to dress rehearsals of the Lyric Theatre of Chicago. Since 2015, the fund established by the IOTE has continued to provide scholarship funding and financial support for productions of operas and musical theater works staged by Lyric Theater @ Illinois.
Fine and Applied Arts, College of
Fund Raising
Music, School of
Music theater
Newsletters
Opera
Scholarships
University of Illinois
Vocal music
Repository: The Sousa Archives and Center for American Music
Acquisition Source: Phyllis Cline
Acquisition Method: Gift.
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