{"id":7412,"date":"2017-06-27T11:38:18","date_gmt":"2017-06-27T15:38:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/operawire.wpengine.com\/?p=7412"},"modified":"2019-09-03T23:16:49","modified_gmt":"2019-09-04T03:16:49","slug":"famed-mezzo-denyce-graves-joins-opera-america-board-of-directors","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/operawire.com\/famed-mezzo-denyce-graves-joins-opera-america-board-of-directors\/","title":{"rendered":"Famed Mezzo Denyce Graves Joins Opera America Board of Directors"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Opera America has re-elected its five current board members and has added a total of seven new members.<\/p>\n<p>Among the first time board members are opera patron\u00a0Carol E. Domina, famed mezzo-soprano\u00a0Denyce Graves-Montgomery, San Diego Opera board chair Carol Lazier, Seattle Opera board chairman\u00a0John Nesholm and\u00a0general director of San Francisco Opera Matthew. Additionally, M. De Sisto, global executive for arts and culture and women\u2019s programs and Opera Philadelphia\u2019s general director and president David B. Devan,\u00a0were elected to rejoin the board.<\/p>\n<p>Each newly elected member starts on July 1, 2017, with their respective terms ending on June 30, 2020.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI am delighted to welcome to our Board of Directors these seven outstanding new members, each of whom brings valuable skills and insights to support our work,\u201d stated OPERA America President\/CEO\u00a0Marc A. Scorca in a press release.<\/p>\n<p>Additionally, five current board members have been re-elected to second terms including Larry Desrochers of Manitoba Opera, Robert Ellis of San Francisco Opera and Opera Parall\u00e8le, Perryn Lynch of Houston Grand Opera, Zizi Mueller of Boosey &amp; Hawkes, and Jill Steinberg of VisionIntoArt.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Opera America has re-elected its five current board members and has added a total of seven new members. Among the first time board members are opera patron\u00a0Carol E. Domina, famed mezzo-soprano\u00a0Denyce Graves-Montgomery, San Diego Opera board chair Carol Lazier, Seattle Opera board chairman\u00a0John Nesholm and\u00a0general director of San Francisco Opera Matthew. Additionally, M. 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