It’s been nearly 30 years since Priti Gandhi started her opera career here when she auditioned for the San Diego Opera Chorus, with the starry-eyed dream of one day making her way to New York’s Metropolitan Opera. Last week, her dream came true.
“The chance to be a part of creating those opportunities for singers after all these years is a privilege I would never have imagined,” Gandhi said. “I’m truly excited to be a part of it. And if you’d ever told me that one day, I would have a chance to work for the Met? I’m pretty sure I’ll have this crazy smile on my face for months to come.”
Wegner said Gandhi’s “depth and breadth of her experience was a perfect fit” for the associate director job.