2021-05-10T17:29:24-07:00 2020-06-30 RICH AND BANDER LLP 79 Madison Avenue 2nd Floor New York NY 10016 990 2019-07-01 461049598 THE LITTLE OPERA THEATRE OF NY INC LITT 2125602228 PO BOX 1392 NEW YORK NY 10113 PHILIP SHNEIDMAN PRESIDENT AND ARTISTIC DIRECTOR 2125602228 2021-05-10 true JONATHAN A BANDER P00561220 2126842470 2021-05-10 X 2019 2022-09-23 18:48:47Z PHILIP SHNEIDMAN SAME AS C ABOVE NEW YORK NY 10113 131855 false X www.lotny.org X 2012 NY SEE PART III, LINE 1 ON NEXT PAGE. 5 5 44 0 0 0 230529 128555 16788 3300 0 0 247317 131855 0 0 88533 35093 0 2397 163411 60125 251944 95218 -4627 36637 4030 10768 118867 88968 -114837 -78200 THE LITTLE OPERA THEATRE OF NY IS A CHAMBER OPRERA COMPANY EXPLORING UNCHARTERED CORNERS OF MUSIC BOTH OLD AND NEW. OUR GOAL IS TO STRIP THE ARTIFICE AWAY FROM OPERA AND PRESENT IT AS AN ITIMATE EXPERIENCE, ENABLING THE AUDIENCE TO RECONNECT WITH THE MUSIC, THE PERFORMERS, AND THE STORY. false false 28519 0 3300 IN JANUARY 2020 LOTNY PARTICIPATED IN "EUROPA'S OPERAS: THREE ACTS", A COLLABORATION BETWEEN THREE LANGUAGE HOUSES OF NYU. LOTNY'S CONTRIBUTION WAS "ZEMLINKSKYS ZIMMER" AT DEUTSCHES HAUS AT NYU. THE STAGED CONCERT SHOWCASED THE MUSIC OF ALEXANDER ZEMLINSKY AND FOCUSED ON "EINE FLORENTINISCHE TRAGODIE". THE PERFORMANCE WAS FREE TO THE PUBLIC; AND EMPLOYED FOUR PERFORMERS AND A THREE PERSON CREATIVE TEAM. DISCUSSIONS WERE UNDERWAY FOR ADDITIONAL PERFORMANCES BUT WERE CUT SHORT BY THE PANDEMIC. PRIOR TO THE CITY WIDE SHUT DOWN DUE TO COVID, LOTNY BEGAN PREPARATIONS FOR ITS MAIN STAGE PRODUCTION OF MOZART'S "THE SHEPARD KING (IL RE PASTORE)". A COMPLETE DRAFT OF LOTNY'S NEWLY COMMISSIONED ENGLISH TRANSLATION WAS FINISHED BY OCTOBER. AUDITIONS AND CASTING OF THE OPERA BEGAN AND WERE COMPLETED, EMPLOYING TEN SINGERS. THE DESIGN TEAM CONTRACTED, AND DESIGN PROCESS BEGAN FOR A (NEW TO LOTNY)VENUE: BARYSHNIKOV ARTS CENTER. AGREEMENTS WERE SIGNED WITH NEW VINTAGE BAROQUE TO EMPLOY A CHAMBER ORCHESTRA OF EIGHTEEN. LOTNY WORKED WITH ITS GRAPHIC DESIGNER AND PUBLICIST TO BEGIN THE PRESS & MARKETING CAMPAIGN. A GRAPHIC DESIGN WAS FINALIZED, AND THE INITIAL ANNOUNCEMENT WENT OUT IN THE MAIL, AS WELL AS THE SHOW BUILD BEING CREATED ON TICKET CENTRAL. WHEN THE CITY WIDE SHUTDOWN OCCURRED IN EARLY MARCH, THE ENTIRE PRODUCTION WAS PUT ON HOLD. IN DISCUSSION WITH THE SINGERS, CONDUCTOR, NVB MEMBERS, AND DESIGNERS, THE IDEA WAS LAUNCHED TO CREATE A SERIES OF OPERA VIDEOS WHICH WOULD BECOME TRAILERS FOR THE FUTURE STAGED PRODUCTION. SEVEN ARIAS, AND ONE DUET WERE SETTLED UPON TO GIVE ALL OF THE MUSICIANS INVOLVED A CHANCE TO BE REPRESENTED. WE BEGAN A SERIES OF ZOOM REHEARSALS TO WORK ON THE OPERA, BOTH IN FULL COMPANY MEETINGS AND IN SMALLER GROUPS. ALL THE ARTISTS INVOLVED WERE PAID A PORTION OF THEIR ORIGINAL CONTRACTS FOR THE PRODUCTION. THE PANDEMIC GAVE LOTNY AN OPPORTUNITY TO RETHINK AND DEVELOP OUR YOUTUBE PAGE, AMPLIFYING VISIBILITY OF SOME OF OUR RARE SIGNATURE WORKS. LOTNY CREATED EDITED VIDEOS OF HIGHLIGHTS OF SEVERAL PAST PERFORMANCES INCLUDING "PIRAMO ETISBE", "OWEN WINGRAVE", AND "L'AMANT ANONYME". ELEVEN VIDEOS WERE RELEASED FREE TO THE PUBLIC AND PROMOTED ON OUR SOCIAL MEDIA, AND IN DEDICATED E-BLAST CAMPAIGNS. 28519 true true false false false false false false false false false false false true true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true false false false false false false false false false false false false false true 16 0 44 true false false false false false false false false false false X 5 5 false false false false false false false true true false false false true false false true true false false false NY X MADELINE DJEREJIAN 2125602228 729 SEVENTH AVENUE 9TH FLOOR NEW YORK NY 10019 X PHILIP SHNEIDMAN PRESIDENT 40.00 X X 0 0 0 IVANA MESTROVIC TREASURER - during FY20 3.00 X X 0 0 0 STEVEN HENRY DIRECTOR 3.00 X 0 0 0 MICHAEL FREEDMAN DIRECTOR - current treasurer 3.00 X 0 0 0 PETER TEAR DIRECTOR 3.00 X 0 0 0 0 0 0 false false false 7500 121055 128555 COMMISSION INCOME 711130 3300 0 0 3300 0 0 0 131855 3300 0 0 32152 13902 18250 0 2941 1314 1627 0 2400 0 2400 0 10525 0 10525 0 3946 2755 1191 0 4703 0 4703 0 416 0 416 0 21089 1097 19992 0 1748 0 1748 0 3308 375 2933 0 PRODUCTION 9076 9076 0 0 DEVELOPMENT 2397 0 0 2397 MISCELANEOUS 517 0 517 0 95218 28519 64302 2397 6794 1630 1500 2400 2474 4030 10768 16913 2988 83728 58728 18226 27252 118867 88968 X -114837 -78200 -114837 -78200 4030 10768 36637 X false false false X 0 119001 140755 161935 230529 128555 780775 0 0 119001 140755 161935 230529 128555 780775 526196 254579 0 0 0 780775 287381 0.32610 0.24740 X 0 0 0 Pt II Ln 17a OUR ORGANIZATION MEETS THE 10% FACTS AND CIRCUMSTANCES TEST AS IT MEETS BOTH REQUIRED CRITERIA AND MEETS OTHER DETERMINING FACTORS AS WELL. FIRST, 32.61% OF OUR ORGANIZATION'S SUPPORT CAME FROM A COMBINATION OF GOVERNMENT UNITS, FOUNDATIONS, AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC. THIS IS LESS THAN 1% BELOW THE REQUIRED 33 1/3% INITIAL SUPPORT TEST. ALSO, THE ORGANIZATION, IS ABLE TO ATTRACT NEW PUBLIC SUPPORT ON A CONTINUOUS BASIS. WE CONTINOUSLY ARE APPLYING FOR NEW GRANTS WITH VARIOUS FOUNDATIONS AND GOVERNMENT AGENCIES AS WELL AS REACHING OUT TO AUDIENCE MEMBERS WHO HAVE ATTENDED OUR SHOWS AND SOLICIT DONATIONS FROM THEM. WE ALSO HAVE AN OPTION ON OUR WEBSITE AS WELL TO RECEIVE DONATIONS FROM VARIOUS DONORS. OUR SOURCES OF SUPPORT ARE DIVERSE AS WE ARE SUPPORTED BY A VARIETY OF PRIVATE FOUNDATIONS, LOCAL GOVERNMENT, AND INDIVIDUAL DONORS WHO HAVE AN ARRAY OF OPTIONS TO DONATE TO US. OUR GOVERNING BODY REPRESENTS THE BROAD INTERESTS OF THE PUBLIC. THEY HAVE KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERTISE IN OPERA THEATRE AND NONPROFIT MANAGEMENT. OUR PERFORMANCES ARE ALSO WIDELY AVAILABLE AS THEY CAN NOW BE SEEN THROUGH LIVE STREAM ON OUR WEBSITE. 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