Anchorage Opera General Director/CEO to Retire

Anchorage Opera (AO) General Director Reed W. Smith has announced he plans to retire at the end of the 2022-23 Celebrating 60 Season. Hired by the AO Board of Trustees in 2014, Smith is the longest serving CEO in the history of the company. During his nine-year tenure, AO has experienced growth, innovation, and national acclaim. Upon his arrival in 2014, Smith found AO insolvent, but with the help of Ed and Cathy Rasmuson, the Penney Family, and a reinvigorated board, Smith was able to save the company in his...