David McVicar
Sir David McVicar (born 1966 in Glasgow ) is a Scottish opera director .
life and work
McVicar studied acting at the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama and graduated in 1989. He works regularly for the Glyndebourne Festival , the London Royal Opera House in Covent Garden , the Teatro Liceu in Barcelona and the La Monnaie in Brussels . In 2009 he made his debut at the Metropolitan Opera in New York, and from 2010 to 2012 he staged the entire Ring des Nibelungen in Strasbourg . At the beginning of 2013 he directed the opera Maria Stuarda by Gaetano Donizetti at the Metropolitan Opera . In the same year he staged Tristan and Isolde at the Vienna State Opera .
McVicar's theatrical work spans a broad spectrum, he has staged operas by Handel , Mozart , Beethoven , Verdi , Puccini and Benjamin Britten . His style can be called naturalistic .
In 2012, Elizabeth II raised him to the nobility as a Knight Bachelor as part of her Birthday Honors .
Individual evidence
- ^ London Gazette (Supplement), No. 60173, June 16, 2012 ( online ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. )
- ^ David McVicar . Retrieved June 15, 2012.
Web links
- Don't call me a Prima Donna , interview with "Positive Nation" no. 90, May 2003
- David McVicar: 'I'm good because I care so much' Interview with " The Independent ", September 11, 2009
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | McVicar, David |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Scottish opera director |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1966 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Glasgow , Scotland , United Kingdom |