大卫·高克利:影响美国歌剧命运的人

David Gockley:The man who shaped American opera

无可否认，就像《纽约时报》所形容的一样，大卫·高克利（David Gockley）“影响了美国歌剧的命运”。他在事业上平步青云，也有赖于天时地利人和的因素。他出生于费城，早期修读声乐，后来在纽约的哥伦比亚大学拿到硕士学位（是商学院颁发的）。

There＇s no denying that David Gockley, the man the New York Times claims ＂shaped the destiny of opera in Ameri- ca＂, was the right man in the right place at the right time. Initially trained as a singer, the Philadelphia native got a graduate degree in business from Columbia University and soon became business manager of the Houston Grand Op- era in 1970; two years later, at age 27, he became the com- pany＇s general director. Equal parts artistic visionary and business trailblazer, Gockley perfectly fit Houston＇s model of self-styled maverick leaders, steadily infusing his elitist art form with a populist appeal perfectly fitting for a city already used to rallying around its athletic teams.