Michigan Opera Theatre
Organization
Found in 1 Collection or Record:
David DiChiera papers
Collection
Identifier: OU-SC-DICHIERA
Summary
Papers of David DiChiera (1935-2018), an award-winning professor, composer, and founder of the Michigan Opera Theater. As a faculty member at Oakland University’s music department from 1962 to 1972 he developed the university’s music curriculum and cultural programming. In an effort to make opera accessible to a large Michigan public he founded the Michigan Opera Theatre in 1971 and remained its director until 2017.
Dates:
1961 - 2017