George M. Kopp, librettist, has had a varied career encompassing acting, directing, journalism, magazine editing, and marketing research. He performed in and directed many Gilbert and Sullivan operettas, and appeared with one of New York’s favorite ensembles, the Light Opera of Manhattan. Always attracted to lesser known works, his directing credits also include such rarely performed gems as Muriel Spark’s Doctors of Philosophy, the Al Carmines-Maria Irene Fornes musical Promenade, and Joe Orton’s television play Funeral Games. He ended up pursuing his day job, however, and had a successful career as a business journalist covering the consumer electronics technologies that have so altered our lives. After retiring a few years ago he returned to the stage (in a scholarly fashion) by earning a Masters degree in the Humanities, writing a thesis on the Russian avant-garde theater of the early 1920s, (also the time of Leon Theremin’s musical invention). He and his wife spent several years as owners of an art gallery in Joshua Tree, California, showcasing outsider and emerging artists. The Lou Harrison House, home to the late composer and now a cultural center, is also in Joshua Tree. It was through the residency program of the Lou Harrison Foundation that George was introduced to his collaborator Kennedy Verrett. George holds a B.A. in Philosophy from McGill University, and an M.A. in the Humanities from California State University, Dominguez Hills. He and his wife Bonnie now live in Santa Fe, New Mexico with Holly, their yellow lab.