Operabase

Operabase is an online global database for audiences and professionals. It lists details on opera performances, opera houses and companies, and performers as well as their agents. It was founded in 1996 by English software engineer and opera lover Mike Gibb.[1] Initially a hobby site, it became his full-time occupation after three years.[2] Opera magazine describes the Operabase website as "the most comprehensive source of data on operatic activity".[3] Gibb sold Operabase to Truelinked in 2018. The company was then bought by Arts Consolidated (headquartered in Denmark) and relaunched in 2021.[4] The management team is led by Ulrike Köstinger (Chief Executive Officer)[5] and other members of the management team are Bharani Setlur (Chief Product Officer), Trine Guldmann (Chief Finance Officer) and Peter Palludan (Chief Technology Officer).

  1. ^ Edward Schneider (29 July 2001), "Singing and Their Suppers", The New York Times. Retrieved 13 May 2011.
  2. ^ Higgins, Charlotte (23 May 2003). "Operabase.com". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 20 November 2013.
  3. ^ Shapiro, Yehuda (June 2012), "Rarity Value", Opera magazine, vol. 63, no. 6, p. 671
  4. ^ "What's inside the September 2021 issue of Opera Now..." Rhinegold. Retrieved 2 February 2023.
  5. ^ "Arts Consolidated Announces New CEO". OperaWire. 14 December 2022. Retrieved 2 February 2023.