Drew Landmesser has been a fixture behind the scenes at major American opera houses for more than 30 years. He is currently production director at San Francisco Opera, and previously he was at Lyric Opera of Chicago and Houston Grand Opera.
 
Landmesser recently managed the design and construction of San Francisco Opera’s high-definition video production suite, which includes eight robotic cameras and four manned cameras, and video and audio post-production facilities.
 
While in Chicago he oversaw a 3-year, $100 million renovation of the Civic Opera House, and planned and supervised the completion of Lyric Opera’s 99-motor, computer-controlled rigging system. In Houston, he represented the opera in the construction of the new Wortham Center.
 
Landmesser has been responsible for more than 200 opera productions, supervising stage directors and designers, set, props and costume construction, stage management, and wigs and make-up.