Clifford (Kip) Cranna, Dramaturg Emeritus and Scholar in Residence at San Francisco Opera, served on the staff for over forty years and was Director of Music Administration for over thirty. In 2008, he was awarded the San Francisco Opera Medal, the company’s highest honor, and in 2012, the Bernard Osher Cultural Award for distinguished efforts to bring excellence to a cultural institution. In 2014, he received the Star of Excellence Award for outstanding service to

the programs of the San Francisco Opera Guild. He holds a Ph.D. in musicology from Stanford University and teaches opera appreciation at the Fromm Institute at the University of San Francisco, Stanford Continuing Studies, and the Osher Lifelong Learning Institutes (OLLI), UC Berkeley, San Francisco State University, and Dominican University.