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The Opera Company of Philadelphia (OPC) is an American opera company in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania...

The Opera Company of Philadelphia (OPC) is an American opera company in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and is that city's only producer of grand opera. One of the United States' more active opera companies, the organization produces four fully staged opera productions every year, encompassing works from the seventeenth through the twenty-first century. The famed Academy of Music, the oldest opera house continuously in use in the U.S., is the venue which is used for the company's performances. The company has been led by Artistic Director Robert B. Driver since 1991. The Opera Company of Philadelphia was established in 1975 as a merger of the Philadelphia Lyric Opera Company (PLOC) and the Philadelphia Grand Opera Company (PGOC); two organizations which had previously competed with one another for many years. Adele W. Paxson, who headed the PLOC, was appointed the first president of the company's board, a position she held for many years. Max Leon, conductor and General Manager of the PGOC, became the company's first General Manager and Carl Suppa became the company's first Artistic Director. All three individuals were largely responsible for arranging, planning, and executing the