Executive Director

Elisabeth Comeaux
Elisabeth Comeaux is the Institutional Gifts Manager at the Minnesota Opera, managing grants and sponsorships with over 150 local partners. Previously, she spent three years in donor relations at St. Olaf College and prior to that, twenty years as a professional opera singer. She holds a Bachelor of Music Performance in Voice from the University of Minnesota and a Master of Business Communication and a MiniMBA for Nonprofits from the University of Saint Thomas.
She previously served on the board of Skylark Opera and has been affiliated with the Association of Fundraising Professionals (AFP), Association of Donor Relations Professionals (ADRP), American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (AFTRA), and American Guild of Musical Artists (AGMA). She also happens to be the artistic director’s sister.




