OperaDelaware has announced that Lianna Magerr will join the company as Director of Development, effective Jan. 1, 2027.

Magerr currently serves as Executive Director of the Wilmington Children’s Chorus (WCC) in Wilmington. In her new role at OperaDelaware, she will lead the company’s fundraising programs and build a comprehensive strategy encompassing individual and major gifts, corporate sponsorships, foundation and government grants, annual giving, planned giving, and special initiatives.

Regarding her new position Magerr said, “OperaDelaware has played an important role in my development as an artist, educator, and leader in our area’s arts and nonprofit communities,” said Magerr. “As Director of Development, I look forward to meeting the donors and friends who make OperaDelaware’s work possible, learning what moves each supporter and connecting that to the mission.”

General Director Eric Einhorn’s added, “In a season defined by exploration, partnership, and growth, I am ecstatic to welcome Lianna to the company.Her vast experience and deep roots in the Wilmington arts community will not only propel the company’s fundraising efforts, but allow us to raise the bar of our work even higher.”

Magerr brings 15 years of experience in Delaware’s arts and nonprofit community and has a personal history with OperaDelaware that dates back to her middle-school years, when she performed with the company as a WCC chorister. She remains an active professional vocalist, currently serving as a staff singer at Christ Church Christiana Hundred in Wilmington, Del.