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The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) reports directly to the Board of Directors and serves as the principal executive and administrative leader of The Dallas Opera. In close partnership with artistic leadership, the CEO will define institutional strategy, allocate resources with discipline, and ensure sustained artistic and financial performance. This appointment carries a clear mandate: to steward strength and extend it. The CEO will exercise executive authority across all operational, financial, and administrative functions of the organization.
Job Responsibility:
Define and execute a multi-year institutional strategy aligned with artistic excellence and financial sustainability
Ensure alignment between artistic programming and institutional capacity
Partner closely with artistic leadership to uphold the company’s artistic standards and long-term vision
Maintain direct accountability for financial performance and long-term sustainability
Work closely with The Dallas Opera Foundation and the Board’s Finance Committee to ensure long-term financial alignment and institutional sustainability
Lead all major philanthropic strategy and principal gift cultivation
Advance innovative audience development and digital engagement strategies that expand institutional reach and relevance
Recruit, lead, and retain a high-performing executive team
Foster a culture defined by clarity, accountability, and measurable performance
Requirements:
10 or more years of successful senior executive leadership experience within one or more major opera, classical music, or performing arts institutions, including demonstrated responsibility within organizations of significant scale and complexity
Demonstrated success leading complex arts organizations through periods of financial transition, growth, or repositioning
Deep knowledge of the operatic repertoire and its performance traditions
Proven experience managing complex operating budgets and endowment stewardship
Demonstrated fundraising leadership and revenue diversification success
Established credibility within the national and international opera field
Exceptional written and verbal communication skills
Executive presence, sound judgment, and the ability to inspire confidence across constituencies
What we offer:
competitive executive compensation package commensurate with experience and achievement, including comprehensive benefits