The American Guild of Musical Artists (AGMA) and Opera Colorado have jointly announced their first-ever collective bargaining agreement. The parties reached an agreement on June 18, and it was ratified by AGMA’s Board of Governors on July 13.
The three-year agreement with AGMA, the national labor union for opera singers, staging staff, and dancers, provides all artists and artisans with safe and healthy working conditions and reliable pay that honors their essential work in the production of opera. The agreement recognizes the chorus and AGMA artists as professionals.
The agreement is the product of years of collaboration between Opera Colorado and AGMA. The artists first petitioned in 2023, and negotiations proceeded in earnest after Barbara Lynne Jamison’s appointment as the Opera’s Artistic Director in May 2025.
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