![]() Roberta has been instrumental in developing innovative and exciting new ways to bring opera into the lives of the community. She helped facilitate international collaboration by bringing talented singers from The Opera of the Croatian National Theater to Marin County to perform in GGO’s production of Haydn’s Der Apotheker at Mill Valley Community Center – providing free performances for seniors and for Mill Valley Middle School students. In addition, she has developed new works, adding in 2012, GGO’s performance of the bold opera Lincoln and Booth, composed by John Cepelak. Since 2005, Roberta has lead GGO in performing full operas at the Marin Center from the standard repertoire, such as: Madama Butterfly Carmen Gianni Schicchi I Pagliacci Cavalleria Rusticana Hansel and Gretel. Passionate about sharing opera with everyone, Roberta founded GGO’s Outreach “Opera-tunities” Enrichment Program for K-12 school children enabling the company to reach almost 100,000 school children to date, through its in-classroom and in-theater operatic performances specifically designed for children. Roberta has expertly guided GGO through its first performances in San Francisco at the California Palace of the Legion of Honor’s Florence Gould Theatre from 1998-2004, to its recent productions in the Marin County Civic Center Theaters (“Marin Center”). Roberta has been the Artistic and General Director of Golden Gate Opera (GGO) since 1996. Roberta Wain-Becker, Artistic Director and General Director
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