Henry Holt (musician)

Henry Holt (* 1934 in Austria; † October 4, 1997 in Charlottesville ) was an American conductor, opera director and music teacher.

Holt's family fled Austria to the United States before the Nazi occupation, and Holt grew up in Los Angeles. From 1966 to 1984 he was music director of the Seattle Opera . He co-founded the Pacific Northwest Ballet and the Pacific Northwest Festival in Seattle. Here he performed Richard Wagner's Ring des Nibelungen ten years in a row . In 1984 he returned to Los Angeles and became musical director, later general director of the Los Angeles Opera Theater , as well as artistic director of the Baton Rouge Opera .

As a guest conductor he was a. a. at the New York City Opera and the Chicago Opera Theater . Among other things, he conducted the world premiere of Carlisle Floyd's opera Of Mice and Men . In 1996 he directed the performance of the Ring at the Arizona Opera . As a music teacher, he was particularly dedicated to music education for children. He worked u. a. collaborates with the National Guild of Community Schools of the Arts , the Kennedy Center Education Program, and the ED Hirsch's national Core Knowledge Movement . He has also given opera workshops at the University of Southern California , Lewis and Clark College and Louisiana State University .

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• New York Times, October 18, 1997 - Obituary: Henry Holt, 63, Music Educator, Conductor and Festival Founder
• Sun Sentinel, Oct. 7, 1997 - Obituary: Henry Holt, 63, Conductor And Music Educator