Warwick Braithwaite

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Henry Warwick Braithwaite (born January 9, 1896 in Dunedin , † January 18, 1971 in London ) was a New Zealand conductor.

Braithwaite studied from 1916 to 1919 at the Royal Academy of Music and began his career as a conductor of the O'Mara Opera Company (1919-22). He then worked in Munich, was the conductor of the British National Opera Company and conducted performances of the National Orchestra of Wales at the BBC .

At Sadler's Wells , he performed operas such as Die Fledermaus , Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg , Fidelio , The Wreckkers (by Ethel Smyth ), Tannhäuser and Don Carlos with Lawrence Collingwood . During the Second World War he was conductor of the Scottish Orchestra .

After a season at Covent Garden Opera 1951–52, he conducted until 1956 in New Zealand. From 1956 to 1960 he was musical director of the Welsh National Opera , after which he returned to Sadler's Wells (until 1968). His son Nicholas Braithwaite is also known as a conductor.

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personal data
SURNAME Braithwaite, Warwick
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Braithwaite, Henry Warwick
BRIEF DESCRIPTION New Zealand conductor
DATE OF BIRTH January 9, 1896
PLACE OF BIRTH Dunedin
DATE OF DEATH 18th January 1971
Place of death London