Janos Gereben

Laura Evans has been appointed to the newly created position of director of music programs, education and engagement for Stanford Live, Stanford University’s performing arts presenter and producer. Evans has served as the artistic administrator for San Francisco’s SFJAZZ since 2000, where she most recently managed the programing and artistic planning for the new SFJAZZ Center.

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Both General Director Irene Dalis, 88, and Music Director David Rohrbaugh are retiring at the end of the current season, the 30th since Dalis founded the company. Rohrbaugh too has been with Opera San José for three decades.

A century ago, Irish and German Jewish descendants of immigrants founded the San Francisco Symphony. Their Italian counterparts funded and participated in the creation of San Francisco Opera.

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