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Anthony Freud

Director · Opera America INC

Director at Opera America INC. Listed as an officer, director, or key employee across 1 organization on the Form 990 record.

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Organizations
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Roles reported
1
Others who share this name
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Reported as Director of Opera America INC, based in New York, NY.
Facts extracted directly from each organization's Form 990, Part VII.
Biography Web-sourced

Anthony Freud served as General Director, President, and Chief Executive Officer of Lyric Opera of Chicago from 2011 to 2024, leading a transformative 13-year tenure that included 68 new productions, 32 Lyric premieres, and 9 world premieres. He was the first leader recruited from outside the company in its seventy-year history and previously directed the Welsh National Opera (1994–2005) and Houston Grand Opera (2006–2011).

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Tenure here
2011-2024 (13 years); retired end of 2023-24 season

Affiliations

Organizations

Opera America INC Director · $6.9M revenue · New York, NYOPERA AMERICA, INC. ("OPERA AMERICA") WAS FOUNDED TO: (I) PROMOTE GROWTH AND EXPANSION OF THE OPERATIC ART FORM; (II) FOSTER AND IMPROVE THE…Filed FY2022, FY2021, FY2020, FY2019 · Source: Form 990, Part VII

Disambiguation

Other people named Anthony Freud

Different individuals who share this name, separated by IRS Schedule R, mailing address, and shared-board evidence. The 990 carries no person identifier, so some may still be the same person.

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Anthony Freud 1 organization · Chicago, ILLyric Opera of Chicago

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$339K
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$167K
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Chief Operations Officer · FY2022
$160K
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Chief Programs Officer · FY2022
$157K
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Chief Information Officer · FY2024
$136K
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Development Director · FY2019
$132K
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Finance Director · FY2024
$124K
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Chief of Staff · FY2024
$120K
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Chief Programs Officer · FY2024
$111K
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Dir. of Finance and Operations · FY2019
$108K
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Director · FY2024
$1K

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