Opera San Jos\u00e9 has appointed Alek Shrader as its new Director of Development.<\/p>\n
The internationally acclaimed American tenor, stage director, and arts leader brings his extensive experience as a performer, educator, director, fundraiser, and advocate for emerging artists to the company\u2019s leadership team.<\/p>\n
In his new role, Shrader will lead the company\u2019s development efforts, cultivating relationships with donors, patrons, and community partners while advancing philanthropic support for OSJ\u2019s artistic and educational programming.<\/p>\n
In a statement Shrader said,\u00a0\u201cI\u2019m absolutely thrilled to be joining Opera San Jos\u00e9 as Director of Development. I\u2019ve long admired this company and the people who make it so special, and it\u2019s an honor to find my place among its leadership, its extraordinary artists, and this wonderful community. I can\u2019t wait to roll up my sleeves and work alongside such talented colleagues, artists, supporters, and partners to help Opera San Jos\u00e9 thrive, and I\u2019m grateful to be a part of what comes next.\u201d<\/p>\n
Opera San Jos\u00e9 General Director & CEO Shawna Lucey added,\u00a0\u201cOpera San Jos\u00e9 could not be more thrilled to welcome Alek Shrader as our new Director of Development. Alek\u2019s career as a tenor has taken him from the Metropolitan Opera to San Francisco Opera, Lyric Opera of Chicago, and the great stages of Europe, and audiences everywhere have responded to the same qualities: a beautiful lyric voice, real dramatic intelligence, and total commitment to the story he\u2019s telling, When he stepped into the director\u2019s chair with us for last season\u2019s Cos\u00ec Fan Tutte, we saw firsthand how naturally that same artistry translates into leadership, and we are delighted that he is directing our season opener Don Giovanni this September. As a steward for our funding programs, Alek will use his rare gift for helping donors see themselves in the work they make possible, connecting their generosity directly to the singers on our stage and the art they experience in the house. We\u2019re excited for the culture of philanthropy he will build here, rooted in that same sense of shared purpose. Alek understands opera from every angle: as a performer, as a storyteller, and now as an advocate for the institutions that make this art form possible. We are honored to help incubate the next chapter of his career in opera leadership, and we can\u2019t wait to see what he builds for Opera San Jos\u00e9.\u201d<\/p>\n
Throughout his career, Shrader has appeared at the San Francisco Opera, the Metropolitan Opera, and the Salzburg Festival. He has also\u00a0held positions at the University of Notre Dame and Festival Napa Valley, where he taught voice and acting.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Opera San Jos\u00e9 has appointed Alek Shrader as its new Director of Development. The internationally acclaimed American tenor,…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":450528,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[29],"tags":[178186,7676,88,90,89],"class_list":["post-450527","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-san-jose","tag-alek-shrader","tag-opera-san-jose","tag-san-jose","tag-san-jose-headlines","tag-san-jose-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/450527","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=450527"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/450527\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/450528"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=450527"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=450527"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=450527"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}