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Employees Metropolitan Opera Association Inc Donald Palumbo

Donald Palumbo

Highest compensated employee

Chorus Master at Metropolitan Opera Association Inc

Fiscal year ended July 31, 2024. Published on January 25, 2026.

$623,898
2024

Total compensation

Donald Palumbo has been listed as an employee of Metropolitan Opera Association Inc in Form 990 filings since at least fiscal year 2016. Total compensation for Donald Palumbo has increased by 13.5% from 2016 to 2024.

Annual compensation details

$623,898
+2.1%
Chorus Master
2024
$486k org
60 hrs/wk
$138k other
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$610,881
+12.5%
Chorus Master
2023
$487k org
60 hrs/wk
$125k other
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Total compensation by year

Compare the compensation of Donald Palumbo to:

2024

Other employees at Metropolitan Opera Association Inc

Peter Gelb
General Manager
$2,237,377
$1,395,216 from orgNo related comp$842,161 other
Yannick Nezet-Seguin
Music Director
$2,072,060
$2,045,038 from orgNo related comp$27,022 other
Coralie Toevs
Assistant General Manager, Development
$575,754
$434,528 from orgNo related comp$141,226 other
David Chan
Concertmaster
$559,817
$497,107 from orgNo related comp$62,710 other
Jason Hamilton
Property Master
$487,094
$377,950 from orgNo related comp$109,144 other
John Sellars
Assistant General Manager, Production
$474,046
$404,197 from orgNo related comp$69,849 other
Benjamin Bowman
Concertmaster
$468,062
$405,631 from orgNo related comp$62,431 other
Diana Fortuna
Deputy General Manager/Cfo/Assistant Treasurer
$450,694
$379,085 from orgNo related comp$71,609 other
Michael Heaston
Assistant General Manager, Artistic
$337,340
$312,604 from orgNo related comp$24,736 other
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Revisions to this profile

January 25, 2026:
2024 Metropolitan Opera Association Inc 990 published
January 25, 2026:
2023 Metropolitan Opera Association Inc 990 published
January 25, 2026:
2022 Metropolitan Opera Association Inc 990 published

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