Background
Corn, Joseph Edward was born on October 20, 1932 in St. Louis. Son of Joseph Edward and Melba (Goldberg) Corn.
Corn, Joseph Edward was born on October 20, 1932 in St. Louis. Son of Joseph Edward and Melba (Goldberg) Corn.
Bachelor, Yale University, 1954.
General manager, August Opera Festival, St. Louis, 1960-1964;
president, Theatrical Associations, St. Louis, 1960-1968;
manager, Western Opera Theater, San Francisco, 1969-1974;
manager, San Francisco Opera, 1972-1975;
special assistant to executive director, Metropolitan Opera, New York City, 1975;
director planning public affairs, Metropolitan Opera, New York City, 1976-1977;
manager, Opera Company of Philadelphia, 1977-1980;
director opera-music theatre program, National Endowment for Arts, Washington, 1980-1981;
executive vice president, general director, Wolf Trap Foundation for Performing Arts, Vienna, Virginia, 1981-1982;
executive producer, Minnesota Opera Company, St. Paul, 1982-1986;
president, Arts Pacific, Inc., since 1986;
producer, Gateway Theater, St. Louis, 1963-1966;
director, Performing Arts Office, Washington University, St. Louis, 1964-1967;
director publicity public relations, St. Louis Municipal Opera and Entertainment Enterprises, 1967;
independent arts management consultant, since 1986. Consultant Opera American, 1972-1980, board directors, member Executive Committee, 1977-1980. Member music advisory panel National Endowment for Arts, 1972-1976, member federal-state reassessment steering committee, 1976-1977, member opera/music theater advisory panel,1978-1980.
Member performing arts and music advisory panels California Arts Commission, 1973-1975. President American Arts Alliance, 1977-1979. Trustee National Opera Institute, 1977-1980, 82-86.
Chairman music advising committee, member county Yale University, New Haven, 1978-1980. Vice president Greater Philadelphia Cultural Alliance, 1979-1980.
Board of directors National Committee on United States-China Rels., 1982-1988, Midwest China Center,1983-1991, 1st All-Children's Theater, New York City, 1983-1985, Music Theater Group, Lenox Art Center, 1983-1990, CenterFilms, St. Paul, since 1986, Minnesota Center for Arts Criticism, 1985-1991, Asia Education Network, 1990-1994, United Arts, St. Paul, 1991-1992, Minnesota Center for Arts, Entertainment and the Law, since 1993, Metropolitan Regional Arts Council, 1993-1994. Active Indiana Committee on ArtsPolicy, New York City, 1982-1994. Vice president Fourth World Company, since 1992. M C.
Married Jane Wu, February 3, 1989. Children: Sophia Wu, Jason Joseph.