The Lyric Opera of Chicago has announced on April 20, 2011, that they will have a new director in October. Anthony Freud, general dirctor and CEO of the Houston Grand Opera, will succeed William Mason. He became Houston's third general dirctor and the company's first CEO in March 2006. Previous to that he was the general director of the Welsh National Opera from 1994 to 2005.
Mr. Freud has served on the juries of many international singing competitions and chaired the jury of the BBC Cardiff Singer of the World Competition. From 1992 to 1994, he lived in Holland and was the Executive Producer for Philips Classics.
Mr. Freud graduated, with honors, with a law degree from the University of London King's College in 1978 and became a lawyer in 1979. From 2002 to 2005 he served as Chairman of Opera Europa.
"I am one of the few people who can honestly say they are earning their living by pursuing their passion," Freud said. He will begin his post in October 2011.
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