Celebrating 32 Years of Artistic Excellence and Community Service
In 2025, we delivered our most ambitious NYC season to date: four sold-out productions (The Tin Angel, Generación Perdida, Le Nozze di Figaro, and L’amico Fritz) and a celebratory gala at the Columbus Citizens Foundation.
Through our educational and community initiative Creative Tableaux, we provided $20,000 in paid internships to young creators, workshops and free community/student production tickets. Separately, Teatro Grattacielo engaged and paid over 220 artists across all our programs—expanding opportunities and keeping opera vibrant in New York City.
As many arts organizations scale back their programming, we’re choosing to grow, supporting new works through our U.S. and world premieres, reimagining and revitalizing traditional operatic repertoire, and broadening access to opera for all through our multilingual performances, Pay-What-You-Can ticket model, educational outreach and internships, and free site-specific programming, in addition to our regular season.
Your 2026 impact will power increased access to the transformative power of the arts across our community, including:
• The world premiere of Joseph Summer’s The Tempest in July 2026
• The U.S. premiere of Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco’s Italian-language libretto L’Importanza d’esser Franco (The Importance of Being Earnest) in July 2026
• Enhanced and expanded Creative Tableauxprogramming and internships, giving hands-on, paid experience to our next generation of creators
• Ongoing community and educational outreach, bringing opera to our neighborhoods and sharing it with the next generation of music lovers
• Opera at Gotham Park—a free, yearlong multilingual opera program in a reimagined public space
Your support is vital to our mission, whether through individual donations, memberships in our Start With The Arts program, institutional partnerships, corporate matching, or in-kind contributions.
Together, we can ensure that innovation, accessibility, and diverse voices remain central to opera in New York City.
Start with the arts. Start with Teatro Grattacielo.
If you prefer to make a general donation, your support will help sustain our productions, educational programs, and free community performances. Thank you for your generosity!
Start with the Arts – Membership & Donation Levels
Meet Start With The Arts, Teatro Grattacielo’s membership program!
Start With The Arts allows our community to underwrite specific programming, while also providing special recognition and benefits to our incredible supporters. By joining Start With The Arts, you’ll be in directly in touch with Teatro Grattacielo’s leadership, have special insight into our efforts and process, and help shape the future of the company!
After joining Start With The Arts, have an eye out for a special welcome email from Teatro Grattacielo. We’ll welcome you, thank you for your membership, and touch base about how you’d like to support TG and use your fantastic benefits. Of course, if you ever have questions, you’re always welcome to reach out to us directly; we’re here to help!
Bring a child (12 or under) for free to both performances
Your impact: Your support provides either 4 free student passes to any Teatro Grattacielo performance or helps fund a paid in-person workshop for young creators through our Creative Tableauxprogram
Opera that resonates beyond the stage: your support helps amplify voices, create access, and keep live performance a shared experience for all New Yorkers.
CLICK HERE to become a City Resonance Member of Start With The Arts
To join via Zelle, use ID: teatrograttacielo@yahoo.com
Bring a child (12 or under) for free to both performances
Your impact: Your support provides either 8 free student passes to any Teatro Grattacielo performance or helps fund paid in-person workshops for young creators through ourCreative Tableaux program
Become part of a rich harmony that stretches across the city and around the world. Teatro Grattacielo’s work links communities, builds relationships, and connects New Yorkers through the power of opera.
CLICK HERE to become a City Resonance Member of Start With The Arts
To join via Zelle, use ID: teatrograttacielo@yahoo.com
Bring a child (12 or under) for free to every performance
Special recognition in our printed and digital programs as an Urban Pulse supporter
Exclusive Meet & Greet with the artists following a performance of your choice
Your impact: Your gift funds 6 free student passes to performances plus a free workshop through our Creative Tableaux program, or contributes directly to artistic expenses for a 2026 Opera at Gotham Parkperformance
Be at the heart of the city’s operatic rhythm. As an Urban Pulse donor, you energize the present and secure the future of opera for audiences of all ages and backgrounds.
CLICK HERE to become an Urban Pulse Member of Start With The Arts To join via Zelle, use ID: teatrograttacielo@yahoo.com
Bring a child (12 or under) for free to every performance
Special recognition in our printed and digital programs as a City Luminary
Exclusive Meet & Greet with the artists following a performance of your choice
Access to one exclusive dress rehearsal for a 2026 production
Invitation to a private donor event with artistic leadership and featured artists
For corporate sponsors:
10 reserved-seating tickets to any performance(s) of your choice
Half-page ad in printed season programs
Invitations to all private donor events
Your impact: Your gift funds 12 free student passes to performances plus two free workshops through ourCreative Tableauxprogram, or contributes directly to artistic expenses for a 2026 Opera at Gotham Park performance.
Sustain bold productions, support emerging artists, fund free community programs like Opera at Gotham Park, and strengthen opera’s place in NYC’s cultural life. Lead the way in keeping opera vibrant, relevant, and accessible to all New Yorkers.
...have an eye out for a special welcome email from Teatro Grattacielo. We’ll welcome you, thank you for your membership, and touch base about how you’d like to support TG and use your membership benefits. Of course, if you ever have questions, you’re always welcome to reach out to us directly; we’re here to help! We are so grateful for our community’s support.
In addition to our Start With The Arts membership program, we are always appreciative of:
Individual donations
Institutional partnerships
Corporate or workplace donation-matching
In-kind donations
Planned giving
All donations are tax-deductible to the full extent allowed by law. Thank you for your extraordinary and ongoing generosity. Please be in touch anytime!
When you contribute to Teatro Grattacielo, you provide emerging artists and opera audiences with the opportunity to become familiar with lesser-known Italian and English repertoire and performance style, enabling the worldwide expansion and appreciation of the operatic tradition.
We are a non-profit 501 (c) 3 organization and your generous gift will be used to create powerful performances.
Help Teatro Grattacielo now by making your donation! Thank you!
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Checks can be mailed to: Teatro Grattacielo, 209 40th street, Apt 3B, Union City, NJ 07087
