Richard Gaddes, Opera Impresario Who Spotted Young Talent, Dies at 81
As leader of opera companies in Santa Fe and St. Louis, he welcomed new works as well as new artists.
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Has Scott Joplin’s ‘Thoroughly American’ Opera ‘Treemonisha’ Found Its Moment?
“Treemonisha” — brilliant, flawed and unfinished — is ripe for creative reimagining at a time when opera houses are looking to diversify the canon.