Editing Gordon Getty (section)

===Classical music===
Among several professions, Getty is a [[European classical music|classical music]] composer whose compositions include the opera ''Plump Jack'', ''Joan and the Bells'', piano pieces, and a collection of choral works. His one-act opera ''Usher House'' was performed by the San Francisco Opera in 2015.<ref name="usfca.edu"/>  Aspiring to become an [[opera]] singer, Getty studied in the mid-1970s with [[Louise Caselotti]], a mezzo-soprano who had been [[Maria Callas]]' voice teacher (1946–47). He and his wife have supported the fine arts, especially underwriting productions of the [[San Francisco Opera]] and the [[Russian National Orchestra]].<ref>''San Francisco Chronicle''</ref>{{Full citation needed|date=September 2013}}

Getty's opera ''[[The Canterville Ghost (Getty opera)|The Canterville Ghost]]'' was premiered on May 9, 2015, at the [[Leipzig Opera]].