David McVicar ( born David McVicar ; born 1966 [1] , Glasgow ) is a Scottish opera and theater director. He graduated from elementary school in Netherly and college in Williamwood. He studied acting at the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama, a 1989 graduate.
| David McVicar | |
|---|---|
| David McVicar | |
| Date of Birth | 1966 |
| Place of Birth | Glasgow |
| Citizenship |  United Kingdom |
| Profession | theater director opera director |
| Awards | |
| IMDb | ID 1329345 |
In 2007, The Independent named him among the 100 most influential gays and lesbians in the UK. [2] October 5, 2008 participated in the transfer of Desert Island Discs to the BBC [3] . In 2012, he was awarded the knighthood for his contribution to opera art [4] [5] [6] .
Featured Performances
- Agrippina : La Monnet / De Munt , Champs-Elysees Theater , English National Opera
- Aida (Opera) : Royal Theater Covent Garden
- Alcina : Bilbao, Oviedo
- Billy Budd : Chicago Lyric Opera
- Bohemia : The Glyndebourne Opera Festival
- Carmen : The Glyndebourne Opera Festival (published on DVD)
- Charity of Titus : English National Opera
- " Tales of Hoffmann ": Salzburg Festival , Flemish Opera
- Don Giovanni : La Monnet
- Faust : La Monnet
- Fidelio : New Zealand Arts Festival
- Julius Caesar : The Glyndebourne Opera Festival (published on DVD)
- Hamlet : Opera North
- Idomenian : Flemish Opera, Scottish Opera
- The Coronation of Poppea : Champs Elysees Theater, National Rhine Opera , Copenhagen Opera House
- Macbeth : Mariinsky Theater , Royal Covent Garden Theater
- Madame Butterfly : Scottish Opera
- Manon : New Zealand Opera , Dallas Opera , Houston Grand Opera , Liceu (DVD)
- A Midsummer Night's Dream : La Monnet
- “ The Wedding of Figaro ”: Royal Theater Covent Garden (published on DVD)
- “ Scolding Lucretia ”: Oldbugra Festival
- The Shepherd King : Opera North
- Rigoletto : Royal Theater Covent Garden (DVD)
- Rose Cavalier : Opera North, Scottish Opera
- Salome : Royal Theater Covent Garden (DVD)
- Semele : Champs-Elysees Theater, National Rhine Opera
- Sweeney Todd : Opera North
- Tamerlane : German Opera on the Rhine
- Tosca : English National Opera
- Troubadour : Metropolitan Opera , Chicago Lyric Opera, San Francisco Opera
- The Magic Flute : La Monnet, Royal Theater of Covent Garden
- “ Turn of the screw ”: Mariinsky Theater (winner of the Golden Mask Prize -2007, nomination for directorial work) [7]
Notes
- ↑ Independent interview, 2001
- ↑ The Independent , (May 6, 2007), “The pink list 2007: The IoS annual celebration of the great and the gay . ” June 25, 2007.
- ↑ Desert Island Discs . BBC (October 5, 2008). Date of treatment March 29, 2013. Archived April 10, 2013.
- ↑ Stage Director David McVicar Knighted , OperaNews , NY: The Metropolitan Opera (June 17, 2012). Date of treatment March 29, 2013.
- ↑ Birthday Honor List - United Kingdom . London Gazette No. 60173, Appendix 1 (16 June 2012). Date of treatment March 29, 2013. Archived April 10, 2013.
- ↑ Kenneth Branagh knighted in Queen's Birthday Honors . BBC (June 15, 2012). Date of treatment March 28, 2013.
- ↑ Turn of the screw . The Golden Mask (2007). - Prizes and nominations. Date of treatment March 29, 2013. Archived April 10, 2013.
Links
- Patterson C. David McVicar: 'I'm good because I care so much' . The Independent (September 11, 2009). - Interview with David McVicar. Date of treatment March 29, 2013. Archived April 10, 2013.
- In praise of ... David McVicar . The Guardian (April 29, 2010). Date of treatment March 29, 2013. Archived April 10, 2013.
- Rees J. Sarah Connolly and David McVicar interview: fury of an opera scorned . The Telegraph (February 7, 2013). Date of treatment March 29, 2013. Archived April 10, 2013.
- Biography on the Mariinsky Theater website
- David McVicar on IMDb