Richard Gaddes

Richard Gaddes
Headshot of Gaddes wearing a suit and smiling.
Gaddes in 2008
General Director of the Santa Fe Opera
In office
2000 - 30 September 2008
Preceded byJohn Crosby
Succeeded byCharles MacKay
President of the Grand Center of St. Louis
In office
1987-1994
Co-founder and First General Director of the Opera Theatre of Saint Louis
In office
1976-1985
Succeeded byCharles MacKay
Personal details
Born(1942-05-23)23 May 1942
Wallsend, England
Died12 December 2023(2023-12-12) (aged 81)
New York City, U.S.
EducationTrinity College of Music
OccupationOpera company administrator

Richard Gaddes (23 May 1942 – 12 December 2023) was a British opera company administrator based in the United States.