After 11 years of leadership, Susan T. Danis steps down as General Director and CEO. The Board of Directors appoints Maria Todaro as Interim General Director just in time for the season opener, La traviata. Against all odds, the production is a commercial success under Todaro’s leadership.

Soprano Cecilia Violetta López and tenor Pavel Petrov in FGO’s 2023 production of La traviata (photo by Edward Leal)