Posts by Amanda Ryvkin

Today we are excited to announce an expansion of The Industry’s artistic voice: We are beginning a search for two additional Artistic Directors to work with our founder, Yuval Sharon, to lead the organization as a collective. For the past 10 years, The Industry has earned a reputation for being one of the country’s most…

As we continue to imagine paths forward for The Industry, we know that our commitment to artists remains the core of our identity. That’s why we launched The Industry Company two years ago to cultivate opportunities for talent on every level of opera’s creation and to shine a spotlight on the artists who have created our ambitious…

A note from Artistic Director Yuval Sharon & Executive Director Elizabeth Cline In 2012, The Industry’s inaugural opera CRESCENT CITY  featured a black man (played by Cedric Berry) choked to death by a white cop (played by Jonathan Mack). Although this evil act was the catalyst for the destruction of the fictional city, we let ourselves and…

The core of The Industry’s mission is to be artist-driven. We have had the absolute honor of working with so many incredible artists over the years and most recently with The Industry’s Company Members and the artists featured in Sweet Land. Read on for a list of submissions that we have received so far from our artists of the projects they are working on, and if you are able, please…