Background
Cathcart, Ruth Kathryn was born on October 18, 1939 in Tracy, Minnesota, United States. Daughter of Reed and Ruth Johnson.
Cathcart, Ruth Kathryn was born on October 18, 1939 in Tracy, Minnesota, United States. Daughter of Reed and Ruth Johnson.
Bachelor in music education, St. Olaf College, Northfield, Minnesota, 1961. Master of Music in piano, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois, 1963.
Staff coach, director Boris Goldovsky Opera Workshops, New York City, 1965—1972. Music staff coach, conductor Oper der Stadt Koeln, Cologne, Germany, 1973—1981, San Francisco Opera, 1981—1992. Director musical studies San Francisco Opera Center, 1989—1997.
Founder, conductor San Francisco Concert Opera, 1983—1987. Music director, opera program San Francisco Conservatory Music, since 1984.
1 child Joan.