Daniel James and Ian Lee Derrer are to be married Aug. 4 at the Compound Restaurant in Santa Fe, N.M. Mary Pangman Schmitt, a friend of the couple who became a Universal Life minister for the occasion, is to officiate.

Mr. James (left), 33, is the music administrator and artistic media manager for the Houston Grand Opera in Houston. He graduated from the Juilliard School, from which he also received a master’s degree in music.

He is a son of Marguerite T. Mongan and Christopher J. Mongan of Waterford, Wis. His mother works in Waterford as a coach and trainer for business owners. His father is a transportation driver for Veterans Truck Line, a food transportation company based in Burlington, Wis.

Mr. Derrer, 44, is the general director and chief executive of the Dallas Opera in Dallas. He graduated from Southern Methodist University in Dallas. He received a master’s degree in opera production from Northwestern. He also received master’s degrees in voice and in fine arts administration from Brooklyn College.