Graham Vick

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Sir Graham Vick CBE (born December 30, 1953 in Birkenhead , † July 17, 2021 in London ) was a British opera director . Among other things, he was the founder of the Birmingham Opera Company and known internationally for his experimental productions of traditional and modern operas.

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Graham Vick graduated from the Royal Northern College of Music (RNCM) in Manchester . At the age of 24, he staged the opera Savitri by Gustav Holst at the Scottish Opera and worked as artistic director at this opera house from 1984 to 1987. In 1987 he founded the City of Birmingham Touring Opera (since 2001 the Birmingham Opera Company ) as artistic director. From 1994 to 2000 he was the artistic director of the Glyndebourne Festival and worked there as a director until 2017.

He has staged opera productions at renowned opera houses such as the Metropolitan Opera , the Royal Opera House Covent Garden , the Milan Scala , the Rome Opera , the San Francisco Opera , the Opera di Firenze , the Paris Opera , the Royal Copenhagen Opera , the Gothenburg Opera , the Vienna State Opera , the Bavarian State Opera , the Deutsche Oper Berlin , the Mariinski Theater , the Salzburg Festival , the Bregenz Festival and the Rossini Opera Festival Pesaro .

Particularly noteworthy are his directorial work for the world premiere of Luciano Berio's opera Outis at the Teatro alla Scala (1996), for the British premiere of Beriots Un re in ascolto at the Royal Opera House (1989) and for the world premiere of the opera Wednesday from the Licht von cycle Karlheinz Stockhausen with the Birmingham Opera Company (2012).

Numerous opera productions under his direction have been recorded and are available on DVD.

Vick taught as visiting professor at Oxford University (2002/2003 and 2014/2015) and since 2017 at the Royal Northern College of Music ( International Chair in Opera ).

He died in July 2021 at the age of 67 from complications from COVID-19 .

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  1. ↑ a b Obituary: Leading Opera Director Graham Vick Dies at 67th July 17th, 2021, accessed on July 17th, 2021 .
  2. ↑ Portrait of the artist: Graham Vick, opera director. October 23, 2007, accessed July 19, 2021 .
  3. ↑ a b Deutsche Oper Berlin: Graham Vick. Retrieved July 18, 2021 .
  4. ↑ a b c d e Royal Opera House London: Graham Vick. Retrieved July 17, 2021 .
  5. ^ Glyndebourne Festival Opera: Graham Vick. Retrieved July 17, 2021 .
  6. ^ Royal Northern College of Music: Graham Vick. In: RNCM. Retrieved July 17, 2021 .
  7. ^ Vienna State Opera: Ernani. Retrieved July 19, 2021 .
  8. ↑ Jan Brachmann: "Mahagonny" in Copenhagen: Art and capitalism are good accomplices . In: FAZ.NET . ISSN  0174-4909 ( faz.net [accessed July 19, 2021]).
  9. ↑ Frederik Hanssen: Festival in Bregenz: At the foot of the Pharaoh. In: time online. July 26, 2009, accessed July 19, 2021 .
  10. ↑ Maestro, cue the camel: Graham Vick's greatest opera productions. In: The Guardian. July 19, 2021, accessed July 19, 2021 .
  11. ↑ a b Sir Graham Vick CBE. In: Groves Artists. Retrieved July 17, 2021 .
  12. ^ Graham Vick appointed International Chair of Opera. In: RNCM. Accessed July 20, 2021 .
  13. ^ Graham Vick CBE wins the prestigious Premio Abbiati for the 8th time. April 15, 2019, accessed July 20, 2021 .
  14. ^ University of Birmingham: Staff - Music. Accessed July 20, 2021 .
  15. ↑ KNIGHTS BACHELOR , The London Gazette, December 31, 2020, accessed July 18, 2021.
  16. ↑ a b Bavarian State Opera: Vick Graham. Retrieved July 18, 2021 .
  17. ↑ VERDI: Falstaff (Royal Opera House, 1999) (PAL) - OA0812D. Retrieved July 18, 2021 .
  18. ↑ a b Archives Metropolitan Opera
  19. ^ Gary Hoffman: Il Trovatore at the MET. In: Opera Today. March 25, 2009, accessed July 19, 2021 .
  20. ↑ Frederik Hanssen: Festival in Bregenz: At the foot of the Pharaoh. In: time online. July 26, 2009, accessed July 19, 2021 .
  21. ↑ Il ratto dal serraglio (The Abduction from the Seraglio) 2010-11 | Archivio Storico del Teatro dell'Opera di Roma. Retrieved July 18, 2021 (it-IT).
  22. ↑ Le roi Arthus. In: Opera News. Retrieved July 19, 2021 .
  23. ↑ Jan Brachmann: "Mahagonny" in Copenhagen: Art and capitalism are good accomplices . In: FAZ.NET . ISSN  0174-4909 ( faz.net [accessed July 19, 2021]).
  24. ^ The rise and fall of the city of Mahagonny in Rome. In: Kurt Weill Foundation for Music. Retrieved July 19, 2021 .
  25. ↑ La Scala remembers Sir Graham Vick - Teatro alla Scala. Retrieved July 18, 2021 .
personal data
SURNAME Vick, Graham
SHORT DESCRIPTION British opera director and director
DATE OF BIRTH December 30, 1953
PLACE OF BIRTH Birkenhead , England, UK
DATE OF DEATH July 17, 2021
PLACE OF DEATH London