New director for Houston opera
Anthony Freud, general director of the Welsh National Opera, has been named general director and first chief executive of the Houston Grand Opera, effective March 2006.
Freud succeeds David Glockley, who has led the company for 33 years and who becomes general director of the San Francisco Opera in January. Patrick Summers will continue as music director of the company.
A London native, Freud, 47, has been at the helm of Welsh National Opera for 11 years. During his tenure, the company won more awards than any other British opera company, including two Laurence Olivier Awards and four Royal Philharmonic Society Awards.
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Chris Pasles
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