HGO director leaves for San Francisco
Houston arts took a hit this week with the announcement that Houston Grand Opera director David Gockley will be leaving to head up the San Francisco opera:
Houston will lose its premier performing arts leader when Houston Grand Opera general director David Gockley becomes head of San Francisco Opera.
"He's a star," said Peter C. Marzio, director of the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston. "He's probably the most successful arts person in the history of Houston by any standard, certainly in terms of international fame."
But after 33 years of building the HGO from a small, regional company into one acclaimed internationally for premieres of new works, Gockley will take his talents to the Bay Area to succeed Pamela Rosenberg on Jan. 1 as the sixth general director of San Francisco Opera.
"At some point in the fall, I said to myself, 'I have 10 years left in my career. Why play it safe? Where can I make it count the most?' " Gockley said from San Francisco, where his appointment was announced Monday.
Gockley's last day at the HGO will be July 31. He will begin half-time work in San Francisco on July 15, said Karl O. Mills, president of the San Francisco Opera Association.
A search committee to replace Gockley has been formed.
MORE: San Francisco Opera Names a New Director (Daniel J. Wakin, NY Times), The Opera's Next Director has Big Plans, Joshua Kosman, SF Chronicle)
UPDATE (02-09-2005): Tom Kirkendall comments.
Posted by Kevin Whited @ 02/08/05 09:39 PM | Print | Comments (0)
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