BINGHAMTON — The Tri-Cities Opera (TCO) board of directors has announced that Reed W. Smith, general director, is resigning to pursue other interests, according to a news release.
Smith has been involved with TCO for more than 33 years, since he was a resident artist. He has served as the general director of the opera for the past 13 years. Under his leadership, TCO annually produced three main stage productions, expanded its Opera-Go-Round outreach program, and increased its impact in the Southern Tier, even in the face of difficult financial circumstances, the organization contended in its release.
Smith is a recipient the Heart of The Arts Award of the Broome County Arts Council, and was also recognized by the national organization OPERA America for his service to TCO and to the opera community as a whole.
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