06 Jul 2008

So That’s What the Fat Lady Sang

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/07/06/arts/music/06tomm.html?_r=1&ref=music&oref=slogin

Lotfi-Mansouri.pngBy ANTHONY TOMMASINI [NY Times, 6 July 2008]

DURING a long career in North America, Lotfi Mansouri, the Iranian-born opera director and manager, ran two prestigious houses, the Canadian Opera Company in Toronto and the San Francisco Opera; commissioned works; directed scores of productions; cultivated singers; and still had time to make his mark in Europe.