It’s been a big year on several fronts for the Orange County Performing Arts Center in Costa Mesa.
The center said Wednesday that it posted an operating surplus of $210,284 for the 12 months through June 30.
The arts center’s operating expenses were $35.4 million, with total income of $25.2, including $15.8 million from ticket sales, it said in a release.
The center hit a record high of $9.3 million in income contributed to the center in the period.
Financial results aside, the arts center has been busy readying for the debut of its Ren & #233;e and Henry Segerstrom Concert Hall, Samueli Theater and education center on Sept. 15.
The OC Performing Arts Center said it has raised $141 million toward its $200 million goal for the concert hall, which can seat up to 2,000 people, and theater, which can hold 500.
The fund-raising tally includes a recent $2 million gift from real estate developer and former ambassador to Spain, George Argyros, and his wife.
Highlights of the past year included “Kings of Dance,” which was co-produced by the Center, and the debut of the National Ballet of China in its first tour of the U.S.
Total attendance for the center was 449,309.
The OC Performing Arts Center also is home of the Pacific Symphony, Opera Pacific, the Philharmonic Society of Orange County and Pacific Chorale.
A year earlier, the arts center recorded a surplus of $359,014, with operating expenses at $41.2 million. The 2004-05 season was impacted by an extended run of Disney’s blockbuster “The Lion King” production.
