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Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 102. Not illustrated. Chapters: Opera Australia, Santa Fe Opera, Four Lovers, the Boogie Kings, Kensington Symphony Orchestra, Sault Symphony Orchestra, the Tymes, Howard Morrison Quartet, Japan Philharmonic Orchestra, Philharmonia Hungarica, Barnstormers Spasm Band, Petits Chanteurs de Sainte-Croix de Neuilly, Sven-Ingvars, the Silhouettes, the Easy Riders, Australia Highlanders Pipe Band, Kbs Symphony Orchestra, Norwalk Youth Symphony, Sacramento Youth Symphony, Rtv Slovenia Symphony Orchestra, Lithuanian Opera Company of Chicago, the Tarriers, Urubamba, Deny E Dino, Central Philharmonic Orchestra, China National Symphony Orchestra, Lucerne Festival Strings, Sheffield Symphony Orchestra. Excerpt: The Santa Fe Opera (SFO) is an American opera company, located 7 miles (11 km) north of Santa Fe in the U.S. state of New Mexico, headquartered on a former guest ranch of 199 acres (0.81 km). John Crosby, a New York-based conductor, founded SFO in 1956, originally as the Opera Association of New Mexico. His goal was to give American singers the opportunity to learn and perform new roles while having ample time for rehearsal and preparation. Its first season began on 3 July 1957. SFO is internationally known for introducing new and innovative operas as well as for its productions of works from the standard operatic repertoire. Since its inception, the Santa Fe Opera has staged over forty American and eleven international premieres, and has commissioned nine new operas. Crosby remained as general director, with the longest such tenure in US opera history, until 2000. He subsequently died in December 2002. Since 2000, Richard Gaddes has been SFO’s General Director. In August 2007, Gaddes stated that he wished SFO to begin a search for his successor, with him remaining in the position until the hiring of SFO’s next General Director. In Nov…
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