Changes Underway for Supers at SFO
January 2006

Effective immediately, Carrie Murphy will no longer be San Francisco Opera’s Super Coordinator. That responsibility will be incorporated into the Production Department, and will be overseen by Production Coordinator April Busch. It is not yet clear whether April will perform the duties of Super Captain or whether those duties would be handled in another way, such as a seasonal (April-December) position being created for that purpose. Carrie will continue as Assistant to the Director of Music and Artistic Administration.

David Gockley officially took over as General Director on January 1 and no time was wasted in introducing a bold new look for the Company. Gockley has already unveiled a new visual identity, including a new logo, a new glamorous look for printed material, and a major redesign of the Opera’s website.

He has also made two key appointments to his organization. Shane Gasbarra, hired last season as Artistic Administrator, has been appointed Director of Music and Artistic Administration. Drew Landmesser, currently Production and Technical Director for Chicago Lyric Opera will assume the position of Production Director.

Further details are available in Dave Wiegand’s column in the Chronicle and here in the San Francisco Classical Voice News.

The Super Committee will be working with April Busch to assure the involvement of our dedicated Super Corps. Stay tuned for information as the organization continues to evolve.