save the season The 2020-21 HOT DIGITAL SEASON

STEPPING UP TO THE CHALLENGE Faced with a changing landscape, HOT is fully embracing the addition of enhancing our digital output that showcases some of opera’s favorite composers, arias, and unique one- acts while also cultivating the talent in Hawai‘i and exploring the intersections between opera and local cultures. See page 2 for ways you can help save this season.

BON APPETIT! OPERA IN THE KITCHEN Live-to-tape performance of Lee Hoiby’s one-act American opera starring HOT Orvis Resident Artist, Sarah Connelly, as Julia Child with piano accompaniment, performed as an episode of The French Chef.

CHICKEN SKIN SERENADES This Halloween offering mixes scary arias and art songs featuring Orvis Opera Studio members and dancers choreographed by James Wright, and a special surprise guest!

AMAHL PROJECT - OPERA IN A BLACK BOX Menotti’s Amahl and the Night Visitors, just in time for the Holidays! Six singers filmed separately/socially distanced and edited together to tell the story of the three Magi on their way to visit the Nativity.

MOZART’S BASTIEN AND BASTIENNE Mozart’s one-act pastoral comic opera about a lover’s spat, presented as live-to-tape performance featuring three singers and chamber orchestra. If Valentine’s Day has to be at home, why not spend it with Mozart?

HUMAINE PROJECT Live-to-tape performance of Poulenc’s Humaine (The Human Voice), a melodramatic series of phone calls (think FaceTime) between a fragile woman and her lover. Starring HOT Guest Artist, Jill Gardner, recorded with piano.

HOMETOWN TO THE WORLD Live-to-tape performance of Laura Kaminsky’s newest opera which tells the story of three characters from the community’s main ethnic/religious/linguistic groups whose worlds collide in the wake of a brutal ICE raid in rural Iowa.

KANIKAPILA SESSIONS Live-to-tape informal jam sessions mixing HOT opera stars and Local Musical Artists.

HOT EDUCATION’S OPERA EXPRESS Opera Express is HOT’s annual touring production of an opera adapted for children in grades K-8, with an average of 75 performances presented in schools and other venues across the state. The program is used by teachers to enhance curriculum, with study guides that include classroom activities. Much as our mainstage season has had to adapt, Opera Express 2020-2021 is going virtual with a digital production that will be distributed to schools across the state. This year’s show is Gilbert & Sullivan’s most famous operetta, The Mikado. ways you can kokua sponsorship opportunities for the HOT Digital 2020-2021 Season

As a non-profit, we rely on donors like you to support Hawai‘i Opera Theatre each and every season–even and especially during a pandemic when we are unable to rely on ticket sales. The 2020-21 Opera Season can only happen with the generosity of our valued sponsors. We understand that many of us are in financial hardship due to these unforeseen circumstances, and are all the more grateful for those who step can up to help us survive the storm. Always remember what you cherish about opera and let that fuel your gifts. Mahalo nui!

EXECUTIVE PRODUCER ($25,000+) PRODUCER ($7,500-9,999) • Premium recognition as a HOT Digital 2020-2021 Season • Recognition as an Underwriter for one “Mainstage” Digital Underwriter Production • Complimentary season pass to the HOT Digital 2020-2021 • Exclusive invitation to up to 2 pre-launch viewing parties Season during the HOT Digital 2020-2021 Season (limited capacity; • Exclusive invitations to pre-launch viewing parties throughout virtual until safety protocols allow otherwise) the HOT Digital 2020-2021 Season • Virtual behind-the-scenes access throughout the season (up • Virtual behind-the-scenes access throughout the season to 2 events)

CO-EXECUTIVE PRODUCER ($15,000-24,999) CO-PRODUCER ($5,000-7,499) • Featured recognition as a HOT Digital Season 2020-2021 • Recognition as a Digital Production Underwriter for one Digital Sponsor Underwriter Small Shot Feature • Complimentary season pass to the HOT Digital 2020-2021 • Exclusive invitation to a pre-launch viewing party during the Season HOT Digital 2020-2021 Season (limited capacity; virtual until • Exclusive invitations to pre-launch viewing parties throughout safety protocols allow otherwise) the HOT Digital 2020-2021 Season (limited capacity; virtual • Behind-the-scenes access throughout the season (up to 2 until safety protocols allow otherwise) events) • Virtual behind-the-scenes access throughout the season (up to 3 events) ASSISTANT PRODUCER ($2,500-4,999) • Recognition as an Underwriter for one Digital Small Shot SUPERVISING PRODUCER ($10,000-14,999) Feature • Featured recognition as an Underwriter for one “Mainstage” • Exclusive invitation to a pre-launch viewing party during the Digital Production HOT Digital 2020-2021 Season (limited capacity; virtual until • Complimentary season pass to the HOT Digital 2020-2021 safety protocols allow otherwise) Season • Invitation to a behind-the-scenes event • Exclusive invitations to up to 3 pre-launch viewing parties during the HOT Digital 2020-2021 Season (limited capacity; virtual until safety protocols allow otherwise) • Virtual behind-the-scenes access throughout the season (up to 2 events)

Specific benefits subject to change based on schedule and current safety guidelines for COVID-19 as issued by national, state and local officials. Invitations to events are for up to two individuals and are non-transferable.