INTERMOUNTAIN OPERA ASSOCIATION OF BOZEMAN

The first IOB performance was La Traviata in May of 1979. Verity Bostwick ( Bozeman vocal instructor), Robert Stivanello ( New York stage director and costume and set company owner) and Pablo Elvira (MET baritone with a home in Bozeman), were instrumental in the establishment of the organization. Shortly after beginning, Mrs. Robert W. Martin, Jr came on the board and helped solidify the establishment of the organization, ensuring opera's presence in Montana.

From the start, IOB has done at least one major production a year. We now offer two fully-staged opera's ( October and April), a musical theater production (February), and performances at Sweet Pea or SLAM (August), with other offerings in Bozeman, Livingston, and Big Sky, as we're able.