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San Francisco Opera’s Spirit of the Opera award presented to Gordon Getty
On December 9, 2023, San Francisco Opera General Director Matthew Shilvock presented Gordon Getty with the Spirit of the Opera award in an onstage ceremony after the season finale of “The Elixir of Love.”
Kent Nagano and Rachmaninoff International Orchestra present “Plump Jack” excerpts
The Overture and two arias from “Plump Jack,” Gordon Getty’s first opera, will be performed at the inaugural concerts of the Rachmaninoff International Orchestra on October 30 in Rolle, Switzerland, featuring baritone Lester Lynch and soprano Alexandra Armantrading.
Screening of “GOODBYE, MR. CHIPS” at Cascadia Chamber Opera Festival
Gordon Getty’s opera “Goodbye, Mr. Chips” has been chosen for inclusion in the Cascadia Chamber Opera Festival in Astoria Oregon this summer.
Lisa Delan interviews Gordon Getty in “Haute Living”
“Haute Living San Francisco” publishes an interview of Gordon Getty as the cover story in its July-August issue.
Gordon Getty receives Centennial Award from Indiana University Jacobs School of Music
On April 11, 2023, Indiana University Jacobs School of Music presented its Centennial Award to Gordon Getty, while he visited Bloomington, Indiana to attend a performance of his song cycle “The White Election.”
Festival Napa Valley 2023 features multiple Getty works
Festival Napa Valley presents three programs of Gordon Getty’s compositions this July, including a screening of “Goodbye, Mr. Chips,” the world premiere of “Annie Laurie” for men’s chorus, an arrangement of “Shenandoah” for soprano and chorus, and the cantata “Joan and the Bells.”