David Gockley to leave San Francisco Opera in 2016

San Francisco Opera's general director David Gockley -- one of the most influential American impresarios, a commissioner of new operas, a technology innovator and smart businessman -- will step down in July 2016, after his tenth season with the company. He will program an additional two seasons beyond his official departure, however, and promises some big events: a 2018 revival of the company's acclaimed 'Ring' Cycle, by Richard Wagner, as well as the return of Russian soprano Anna Netrebko.

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