Background
Karayanis, Plato Steven was born on December 26, 1928 in Pittsburgh.
Karayanis, Plato Steven was born on December 26, 1928 in Pittsburgh.
Bachelor of Fine Arts, Carnegie Mellon University, 1952. Artist's diploma in performance, Curtis Institute.
Singer, stage director, Luzern and Zürich, Switzerland, 1958-1965, Metropolitan Opera National Company, 1965-1967. Executive vice president, treasurer Affiliate Artists Inc., 1967-1977. Manager rehearsal department San Francisco Opera, 1965.
General director The Dallas Opera, 1977-2000. Consultant Palm Beach Opera, since 2002. Chairman Opera American.
Co-developer Affiliate Artists San Francisco Opera Program. Director opera Federal Republic of Germany and Switzerland.
Vice chairman alumni council Curtis Institute Music, since 2004. Board directors Santa Fe Opera. Member of Dallas Assembly, Opera American (chairman board directors 1993-1997), Sigma Alpha Iota.