Patrick Carnegy, 15th Earl of Northesk
Patrick Charles Carnegy, 15th Earl of Northesk (born September 23, 1940 ) is a British peer , author , lecturer and record producer .
life and career
Carnegy was born on September 23, 1940 to Reverend Canon Patrick Charles Alexander Carnegy (1893-1969) and Joyce Eleanor Townsley († 1995). He has a younger brother.
He worked as an author, lecturer, music producer and in theater and literature studies. From 1964 to 1969 he was a journalist for the Times Educational Supplement and from 1969 to 1978 in the editing department of The Times Literary Supplement . From 1978 to 1988 he was editor of music books in the Faber and Faber Ltd . From 1979 to 1988 he was director of Faber Music Ltd . He was dramaturge at the Royal Opera House from 1988 to 1992 . From 1994 to 1996 he was a Leverhulme Research Fellow .
Carnegie also created posts in art magazine of BBC Radio 4 , Kaleidoscope , as well as documentaries about Franz Kafka , Thomas Mann and Wagner's Ring , 1998, he was a critic of the Stratford Theater for the Spectator .
Carnegy was a founding member of the Bayreuth International Arts Center . From 1986 to 1989 he was a member of the BBC Central Music Advisory Committee and from 1990 to 1996 he was a member of the BBC General Advisory Council .
In March 2010, he inherited the title of Earl of Northesk from distant relative David Carnegie, 14th Earl of Northesk . He is currently not on the Register of Hereditary Peers , which are available for by-election. (As of May 2012)
family
He is not married and has no children.
Publications
- Faust as Musician: A Study of Thomas Mann's novel 'Doctor Faustus' , Chatto & Windus, 1973, ISBN 978-0701119287 .
- Christianity Revalued , Mowbray, 1974, ISBN 978-0264660400 (Editor)
- Wagner and the Art of the Theater , Yale University Press, 2006, ISBN 978-0300106954 (2006, Royal Philharmonic Society Music Award , Special Jury Prize George Freedley Memorial Award )
Web links
- The Earl of Northesk biography at Debretts
Individual evidence
- ^ Earls of Northesk (1662) Irvinemclean entry , accessed February 7, 2013
- ↑ Desperately seeking Wagner Guardian article , May 9, 2007
- ↑ Patrick Carnegy: Wagner and the Art of the Theater Article at Wagneropera.net , accessed on February 6, 2013
- ↑ Patrick Carnegy article in the Spectator , accessed February 6, 2013
predecessor | Office | successor |
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David Carnegie |
Earl of Northesk 2010– |
current holder of the title |
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Carnegy, Patrick, 15th Earl of Northesk |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Carnegy, Patrick Charles, 15th Earl of Northesk (full name) |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | British peer, writer, lecturer and record producer |
DATE OF BIRTH | September 23, 1940 |