About Opera Grand Rapids' First Permanent Home
For more than 42-years Opera Grand Rapids has wandered from empty storefronts, to office suites to rehearse its productions. The Company's first permanent home is located on the corner of E. Fulton and Carlton, at 1320 East Fulton.
The 2.5 Million dollar project will be named after Betty Van Andel, who was a member of the Opera Grand Rapids Board of Trustees from 1981 to 1990. In 2001, the Jay and Betty Van Andel Foundation awarded Opera Grand Rapids a 1 Million dollar gift to jumpstart the building project. The long awaited Betty Van Andel Opera Center will be the first LEED certified opera center in the country, and houses a rehearsal hall, costume shop and offices.
Write Your Name On This Historic Building
You can help Opera Grand Rapids make a smooth transition into the Betty Van Andel Opera Center, and write your name on this historic project! Bricks, which fund building operations, are currently on sale for the main entrance of the Opera Center.
Use your brick to remember or honor a family member, the first person who exposed you to the art of opera, or simply list your family's name.
Small bricks feature 3 lines of 13 characters ($150)
Large bricks feature 5 lines of 13 characters ($250)
the Betty Van Andel Opera Center
1320 East Fulton, Grand Rapids, MI, 49503
P. 616.451.2741 F. 616.451.4587
