coverletter Hood Hall

							Hood Hall 312
Ithaca College
Ithaca, NY 14850
February 28, 2010

Opera New Jersey, Inc.
Attention: LisaMichelle Eigler: Production Stage Manager
2010 Summer Season Apprentice & Internship Program
PO Box 3151
Princeton, NJ 08543

Dear Ms. Eigler:

Please accept this letter of application for the Marketing Internship for the summer of 2010
with Opera New Jersey. My good friend, Samantha Schaffer, worked as a stage technician
last summer and introduced this program to me. After conducting a bit of research, I was
excited to find that Opera New Jersey offers a marketing internship because being part of a
marketing team has a constant focus as a Theatre Arts Management major at Ithaca College.
After having being exposed to opera for the past few years and applying my knowledge
acquired in TAM positions, I feel that the marketing internship would be a great medium for
implementing my education.

For most of my high school career, I worked with a local non-profit company by the name of
Pinenda Lyric Opera, a branch of the Pineda Conservatory of the Performing Arts based in
Scotch Plains, New Jersey. After performing in two consecutive operas, I worked closely
with the administrative team for a work-study project at the conclusion of my senior year. My
tasks ranged from various set and prop construction to ticket sales to local publicity;
ultimately I had touched upon a lot of topics I would soon learn about in college.

As a TAM (as the major is affectionately known), I have the opportunity to hone my people
skills as a head usher for main stage productions; utilize the ProVenue ticketing system
during box office shifts; contribute input as a member of the marketing team; and collaborate
with all other majors in the IC theatre department in order to ensure that our main stage and
student-directed shows will sell. I am already very eager to apply what I’ve learned in an
outside setting. The amount of student internships available at the McCarter Theatre seems
like an indication of an inviting and congenial organization.

The Marketing Internship at Opera New Jersey is especially appealing to me because my
interests in arts management specifically revolve around marketing for non-profit
organizations. I feel that my appreciation for opera will also be beneficial in this position.
Enclosed, you will find a copy of my résumé for your review. I’m very much looking
forward to hearing from you. If you wish to contact me in the meantime, please call me at
(908) 472-7973 or e-mail me at gnapoi21@gmail.com. Thank you so much for your time and
consideration.

Sincerely,




Gabriella Napoli