The last few years have been hard for everyone — but if a recent interview with trustees is any indication, boards of directors emerged from the pandemic with renewed optimism and excitement about the direction their companies are heading. Nadege Souvenir, chair of Minnesota Opera, looked on the bright side with four trustees: Jessica Burton, board member of Opera Columbus; Ryan A. Krause, Ph.D., board member of Fort Worth Opera; Sylvia Neil, chair of Lyric Opera of Chicago; and Arlene Palmer Schwind, president of Opera Maine.