OPERA America will celebrate the retirement of President / CEO Marc A. Scorca on March 20, 2026, at the Plaza Hotel in New York City.

The event will also honor Opera Hall of Fame Inductees and award recipients of the Trustee Recognition.

The Opera Hall of Fame 2025 inductees include baritone and teacher Donnie Ray Albert, librettist and teacher Mark Campbell, mezzo-soprano and teacher Denyce Graves, arts leader and administrator Christopher Hahn, philanthropists and advocates Susan F. and William C. Morris, philanthropists and advocates Bernard and Barbro Osher, and arts administrator and director Francesca Zambello.

The group includes Marc Chalifoux of Against the Grain Theatre, Jeffrey Cunard of Washington National Opera, Janet Farrell of IN Series, Erin Flannery of Experiments in Opera, Liz Kathman Grubow of Cincinnati Opera, Robert Milne of Pacific Opera Victoria, and Mel Weingart of OPERA San Antonio.

Scorca has been at the helm of the organization since 1990. During his tenure, the organization has awarded over $22 million in grants to artists and companies. Moreover, the membership has expanded from 120 companies to thousands of organizations and individuals worldwide.

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