In addition to his contributions to the Bronx Opera Company, Benjamin Spierman has staged operas in 22 states, frequently working with many of the singers who have performed in the borough. Many of those singers have moved to larger stages in the United States and abroad — a hallmark of the Bronx Opera.

“We’re trying to create a community here in the company, then we bring that community to people here in the Bronx,” said Benjamin Spierman, whose wife Hannah Spierman is a soprano who also works behind the scenes with him occasionally.

As evidence of these close personal and professional relationships that are maintained even as careers advance, Benjamin Spierman mentioned Kyle Pfortmiller, a baritone who was best man at his wedding and recently sang on the Met stage in Nico Muhly’s opera Two Boys.

Any kind of artistic pursuit is challenging today when the economy is still faltering and funding for the arts is continually slashed, but producing opera, even on a small scale, is relatively expensive. Benjamin Spierman said his company’s annual budget is $220,000.

This environment leaves little room for error, as City Opera learned last year. The company was known for looking beyond the conventional repertoire and embracing innovative works to attract a wide audience, but critics blame financial mismanagement for the institution’s demise and eventual closure in 2013 after seven decades.

Benjamin Spierman says that while his father’s musical talents have driven the artistic side of the company for nearly 50 years, his business acumen has preserved it during that time.

“Our philosophy has always been, if we don’t have the money and we can’t afford to produce it, then we don’t produce it,” Benjamin Spierman said.

The company has performed comedies and works by living composers, like The Rivals by Mr. Mechem, as well as tragedies from the repertoire as scheduled this spring with Giuseppe Verdi’s La Traviata.

Looking forward, Benjamin Spierman says he plans to continue the Bronx Opera’s outreach to local schools in the borough to reach potential operagoers from the upcoming generation. The company performs for students in Co-Op City, Fordham Heights and the Melrose sections of the Bronx. Recently, an estimated 500 students from the borough viewed an abridged version of their latest production, The Rivals, at Lehman College’s Lovinger Theatre.

“Opera is an art form that anyone can appreciate,” Benjamin Spierman said. “We want to make it as accessible to as many people as possible to enjoy.”