Richard Gaddes
2010 New England Regional Judge

Richard Gaddes has spent most of his professional life guiding and raising the profile of two important regional American companies, the Santa Fe Opera, from which he recently retired as general director, and Opera Theatre of Saint Louis. In 2008 he was one of the four recipients of the NEA (National Endowment for the Arts) Life Achievement Award along with James Levine, Leontyne Price, and Carlisle Floyd. Born in Wallsend, England, in 1942 and now a permanent resident of the United States, Mr. Gaddes studied at London's Trinity College of Music. A former vice president of OPERA America, he has served on many arts boards and is, at present, a member of the board of directors of the Pulitzer Foundation for the Arts. His list of honors includes the National Institute for Music Theatre Award and the Young Audiences' Cultural Achievement Award.

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