Syracuse Opera announces new management team and board members
Updated Dec 23, 2020;
Posted Dec 23, 2020
Christian Capocaccia (left), Julie Newell and Gregory Sheppard will assume leadership roles with Syracuse Opera for the 2021 season. Provided photos
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Syracuse Opera has added nine new members to their board of directors and has created an interim board driven management committee to oversee the day-to -ay operations of the company for the 2021 season.
Interim Managing Director Julie Newell, a Syracuse native, brings 35 years of combined experience as an operatic and concert performer, producer, and stage director, most recently leading the February 2020 Syracuse Opera production of “Candide” as stage director. She is a SUNY Distinguished Teaching Professor of Voice and Opera at the SUNY Fredonia School of Music and has performed leading operatic roles in companies throughout the United States including world premier performances at Lincoln Center’s Alic
Former Lafayette firefighter honored with one last fire truck ride before being laid to rest
Life is coming full circle for one Lafayette firefighter. 96-year-old James De Newell was carried to his funeral in the same fire truck he used while serving in the department for 22 years.
Posted: Dec 21, 2020 6:39 PM
Posted By: Micah Upshaw
LAFAYETTE, Ind. (WLFI) Life is coming full circle for one Lafayette firefighter. Before being laid to rest Monday, James De Newell, 96, got one last ride in an antique Lafayette fire engine. This ride is particularly special for the Newell family because it s the same engine he drove while serving in the department for nearly 22 years.