A visit to the San Francisco Opera archives to contribute some posters and art boards created over the years for Western Opera Theater. 

Andi worked as a graphic designer for Merola Opera Program and Western Opera Theater when she first moved to San Francisco. Christine Bullin was the Director of the San Francisco Opera Center, when Western Opera Theater went to China in 1987, becoming the first American professional opera company to perform in the People’s Republic of China.. Soon after, Bullin proposed the creation of “Pacific Voices” which brought singers from across the Pacific Rim to San Francisco Opera. Andi created the logo for the program.

SPANNING THE DECADES: San Francisco Opera Center Edition - Featuring: Christine Bullin (former SF Opera Center director) and Dr. Clifford “Kip” Cranna (SF Opera dramaturg emeritus)

“I percolated on this Pacific Voices idea, which I pitched to Lotfi [Mansouri, general director 1988-2001]. I remember one day he had a meeting, and he said, “I’m looking for initiatives.” Silence fell around the table, and I put up my hand and said, “I have one.” And so I pitched my initiative, which -- I don’t know if I had named it at the time. I named it while sitting on a plane somewhere.

KC: Pacific Voices.