Background
Vendice, William Vincent was born on November 24, 1948 in Petaluma, California, United States. Son of Salvatore and Lillian (McCarthy) Vendice.
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William Vincent Vendice
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Bachelor, San Francisco State University, 1972.
Career
Assistant conductor, San Francisco Opera, 1972-1974;
assistant conductor, Santa Fe Opera, 1972-1978;
assistant conductor, Texas Opera Theater, Houston, 1975;
assistant conductor, Opera Company of Boston, 1976;
conductor, Metropolitan Opera, New York City, since 1976. Music director Opera Music Theater International, Newark, 1988-1991, Western Opera Theater, 1991-1992. Frequent guest Texaco Opera Features, New York City, since 1976, The Listening Room show of Station WQXR, New York City, since 1984, University of California at Los Angeles, since 1996.
Conductor San Francisco Opera Mozart Festival, 1991, Hamburg Opera, 1991, Chauta3u4 Opera, Eugene (Oregon) Opera, Los Angeles Music Center Opera. Head music staff/chorus master, Los Angeles Opera, since 1995. Artistic director University of California at Los Angeles Opera, since 1996.
