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Opera Europa member survey - summer 2020

This simple and easy-to-answer survey is designed to collect information under 4 key headings – Productivity, Finance, Employment and Community Engagement – which is essential for our and your advocacy campaign on behalf of opera during the current crisis. It does not seek to be a comprehensive benchmarking exercise. Please complete all 14 numbered questions to validate your response; though adding examples to the last 3 questions is helpful but optional.
1.YOUR COMPANY IDENTIFICATION(Required.)
PRODUCTIVITY
including opera, dance, recitals and concerts if integral to your operation
2.Number of main stage performances programmed for 2019/20 season or festival
3.Number of main stage performances cancelled between March and summer 2020
FINANCE
Your income in €, defined as ticket sales, commercial revenue and sponsorship, but excluding public subsidy
Please indicate numbers without punctuation or signs, ie type 7520000 ; not 7.520.000 or 7,52M€
4.Income budgeted for 2019/20 season or festival
5.Income lost from cancelled performances between March and summer 2020
6.Income budgeted for full programme as originally planned before closedown for the new season up to end-December 2020
7.Income now projected for an alternative programme for the new season up to end-December 2020 (which may still be subject to change)
EMPLOYMENT 
8.Number of people on full-time employment contracts during 2019/20 season
9.Number of people on furlough/temporary unemployment because of suspension of activity in spring/summer 2020
10.Approximate number of freelance/guest contracts throughout all departments originally planned for season 2019/20
11.Approximate number of freelance/guest contracts cancelled throughout all departments because of suspension of activity in spring/summer 2020
COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT
Since March 2020
12.Has your company offered free artistic content online in place of live performance (extracts, full performances, dance classes etc)?
13.Has your company presented live artistic events in reduced forms (including outdoor concerts, performances in front of retirement homes etc)?
14.Has your company contributed to its community in non-artistic ways (production of protective gear etc)?
Thank you for submitting your data to help Opera Europa in advocating for opera and support for Culture!