Kathryn Cathcart is music director of the Conservatory Opera Programs and has been a member of the Conservatory faculty since 1985. A longtime associate of the San Francisco Opera and Opera Center, she was Director of Musical Studies from 1988-1997 and assisted with the selection and artistic supervision of the many young artist training programs, including the Merola Opera Program, Western Opera Theater and the Adler Fellowships. Ms. Cathcart has served on the coaching staffs of the Cologne (Germany) and San Francisco operas, and has conducted in Europe and North and South America. She holds degrees from St. Olaf College and Northwestern University.