The Canadian Opera Company, Canada’s largest opera company, has announced the resignation of their General Director Perryn Leech. David Ferguson, a past President and Chair of the company’s Board of Directors has been named Interim General Director.
Leech joined the COC as its General Director in March 2021. Previously, he was Managing Director of Houston Grand Opera from 2011 having joined that company in 2007. Leech took over from Alexander Neef, who led the COC from 2008-2020 and left to become Director of l’Opéra national de Paris.
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