HOUSEA MEMORIAL 68CONGRATULATING 53RDAND LEGISLATURECOMMENDING -CHARLES STATEMACKAY FOR HIS ARTISTIC AND BUSINESS LEADERSHIP AND ACCOMPLISHMENTS AS GENERAL DIRECTOR OF NEWTHE MEXICOSANTA -FE SECONDOPERA SESSIONUPON ,HIS 2018ANNOUNCEMENT INTRODUCEDOF BYHIS LindaINTENTION M.TO STEP DOWN FROM THE LEADERSHIP OF THE OPERA.

Trujillo7 6WHEREAS, 8Charles 10MacKay, Ageneral MEMORIALdirector CONGRATULATINGof ANDthe COMMENDINGSanta CHARLESFe MACKAYopera, FORhas HISannounced ARTISTICthat ANDhe BUSINESSwill LEADERSHIPend ANDhis ACCOMPLISHMENTSdistinguished AStenure GENERALat DIRECTORthe OFhelm THEof SANTAthe FEopera OPERAon UPONSeptember HIS30, ANNOUNCEMENT2018; OF HIS INTENTION TO STEP DOWN FROM THE LEADERSHIP OF THE OPERA.

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and = = 19 a l WHEREAS, atMacKay thebegan time of his departure,life-long MacKaylove willof haveopera iat a e r 20 been the generalage directorof fornine tenwith years and will have served a t m m 21 the opera for twenty cumulative years, and his associationfirst withSanta dFe r e 22 the opera willyouth havenight spannedperformance fiftyof years;Die Fledermaus;

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and .209155.2 WHEREAS, MacKayas startedgeneral hisdirector, operaMacKay careerhas atprovided thefor SantaHM Fe68 operaunwavering asartistic aexcellence, thirteen-year-oldfinancial parkingstability lot attendant and then,Page working1 forbeautiful Johnand Crosby,comprehensive thefacility foundingimprovements generalat director of the Santa Fe opera,opera; MacKay went on to positions as a french horn player in the opera orchestra, backstage worker, administrative staff member, box office manager, development manager and business office manager;

and WHEREAS, as general director, MacKay has provided for unwavering artistic excellence, financial stability and beautiful and comprehensive facility improvements at the Santa Fe opera;

and WHEREAS, following MacKay's artistic direction, the Santa e e 17 Fe opera has furthered its bold and innovative repertoire, e e n d 18 commissioned five main stage world premiere operas, including = = l ] 19 Cold Mountain and The (R)evolution of Steve Jobs, and presented a l r i 20 fifty-one productions of forty-eight different operas;

and t e a t WHEREAS, MacKay has expanded the Santa Fe opera's m m 21 e d r e 22 educational and community outreach initiatives, serving fifty-fifty-two c e r c 23 two thousand children and adults in New Mexico, and has e a n b 24 overseen the development of young artists through u [ apprenticeship programs for singers and technicians;

and .209155.2 - 2 - WHEREAS, prior to 2008, MacKay served as general director of the opera theatre of St.

and WHEREAS, MacKay is a member of the board of directors of OPERA America, serving as chairman from 2004 to 2008, and has served as chairman of the opera-music theater panel of the HM 68 Page 2 national endowment for the arts;

and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that copies of this memorial be e e 17 transmitted to Charles MacKay, the board of directors of the e e n d 18 Santa Fe opera and the board of directors of OPERA America.

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