The Opera Company of Philadelphia (OCP) is an American opera company in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and is the city's only company producing grand opera. The organization produces five fully staged opera productions annually, encompassing works from the seventeenth through the 21st century. The famed Academy of Music, the oldest opera house to be continuously in use for its original purpose within the United States, is currently the venue for three of company's performances; two productions of chamber opera are produced at the Kimmel Center's Perelman Theatre. The company is led by David Devan, who was appointed General Director in 2011.
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