Martin Duncan
Martin Duncan | |
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| Born | 12 July, 1948 |
| Nationality | British |
| Citizenship | United Kingdom |
| Education | Westminster School |
| Alma mater | London Academy of Music dramatic Art |
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| Known for | Artistic director |
Martin Duncan (born 12 July 1948) is an English theatre and opera director best known as the artistic director of the Nottingham Playhouse (1994–1999)[1] and joint artistic director of the Chichester Festival Theatre (2003–2005) with Ruth Mackenzie and Steven Pimlott.[2]
Notable work includes co-writer of the scenario for Matthew Bourne's The Nutcracker for Opera North and the Edinburgh International Festival which he also co-directed with Bourne.[3] He directed "Sondheim at 80" at the Royal Albert Hall for the BBC Proms in 2010 celebrating the 80th Birthday of Broadway composer Stephen Sondheim starring Judi Dench, Simon Russell Beale, Daniel Evans (actor) and Julian Ovenden.[4] His many opera productions include performances at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden,[5] Scottish Opera,[6] English National Opera,[7] Glyndebourne Festival,[8] the Bayerische Staatsoper in Munich[9] and the Berlin State Opera.[10]
He was an artistic adviser for the 2012 Cultural Olympiad.[11]
References
- ↑ "THEATRE". The Independent. May 2, 1997.
- ↑ "Ruth Mackenzie, Martin Duncan & Steven Pimlott – Pass It On".
- ↑ Ltd, Supercool (February 12, 2022). "Martin Duncan". New Adventures.
- ↑ "BBC to broadcast Sondheim celebration Prom this Christmas | WhatsOnStage". www.whatsonstage.com.
- ↑ "Martin Duncan — People — Royal Opera House". www.roh.org.uk.
- ↑ http://operascotland.org/person/1101/Martin-Duncan
- ↑ "Opera Preview: ENO 2006-7 Sky & Artsworld Season: feature | Features". August 2, 2006.
- ↑ Opera, Garsington (January 15, 2014). "Vert-Vert: Interview with Martin Duncan (Director)" – via Vimeo.
- ↑ "Duncan Martin". Bayerische Staatsoper.
- ↑ "Harrison Birtwistle - The Last Supper". www.boosey.com.
- ↑ "2012 Olympic festival to be at centre of cultural celebration around games". the Guardian. March 17, 2010.
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