The Gershwins' Porgy and Bess: A 75th Anniversary Celebration
Robin Thompson (New York, NY) is the former producing artistic director of the New York City Opera, where he managed the New York opera debuts of Rolando Villazon, Bejun Mehta, Lorraine Hunt Lieberson, David Daniels, Tazewell Thompson, and many others. He has served on the juries of multiple singing competitions and has juried exclusively for the Metropolitan Opera National Council. Prior to joining City Opera, Thompson was the Artistic Administrator for Peter Hemmings at the Los Angeles Music Center Opera. In his earlier career, Thompson worked extensively as a stage director mounting productions for the San Francisco Opera, L Opéra de Montréal, the Santa Fe Opera, and the New York City Opera.