NEA Opera Honors: Interview with Richard Gaddes

Richard Gaddes has spent most of his professional life guiding two of the most important regional American operacompanies, the Santa Fe Opera, from which he recently retired as general director, and Opera Theatre of Saint Louis. Gaddes looks back on a career that championed the development and promotion of new American opera.

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We are eternally grateful for Richard's enduring legacy and this invaluable video material. Thank you, NEA.

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I could listen to Mr. Gaddes talk all day. He is not only an individual of enormous accomplishment but also has a very lovely spirit. JH