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Kasper Holten (born 29 March 1973) is a Danish stage director. From 2011 until 2017 he was Director of Opera for the Royal Opera House in London. He is Vice President of the Board of the European Academy of Music Theatre.

Career

Born in Copenhagen, Holten began his career in opera as a director's assistant to such figures as Harry Kupfer, John Cox and David Pountney. In 2000, at age 27, Holten became artistic director of the Royal Danish Opera. His work there included a highly acclaimed production of Der Ring des Nibelungen, which was released on DVD as "The Copenhagen Ring". This DVD won the Gramophone Award in 2009 for Best DVD. He held this post until 2011.

In March 2011, Holten was named the new Director of Opera at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, and formally assumed the post in the autumn of 2011 with an initial contract of 5 years.^[1] His directorial debut at Covent Garden was in February 2013.^[2] In December 2015, the company announced the scheduled departure of Holten as Director of Opera in March 2017, to return with his family to Denmark, after declining an offer of a 5-year extension to his contract.^[3]^[4]

Holten is the director and writer (alongside Mogens Rukov) of Juan, a movie based on Mozart's Don Giovanni, shot in 2009 and starring Christopher Maltman and Mikhail Petrenko.^[5]

Personal life

He and his partner have two children.^[4]

References

^ Richard Fairman (12 April 2013). "'In a climate like this, to play safe is the greatest risk of all'". Financial Times. Retrieved 18 April 2013.
^ Andrew Clements (5 February 2013). "Eugene Onegin – review". The Guardian. Retrieved 14 December 2014.
^ "Director of Opera Kasper Holten to leave The Royal Opera in March 2017" (Press release). Royal Opera House, Covent Garden. 9 December 2015. Retrieved 12 December 2015.
^ ^a ^b Hannah Furness (9 December 2015). "Royal Opera House director Kasper Holten to step down". Telegraph. Retrieved 12 December 2015.
^ Tim Ashley (12 December 2012). "Mozart: Don Giovanni Juan – DVD review". The Guardian. Retrieved 14 December 2014.

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[1] Richard Fairman (12 April 2013). "'In a climate like this, to play safe is the greatest risk of all'". Financial Times. Retrieved 18 April 2013.

[2] Andrew Clements (5 February 2013). "Eugene Onegin – review". The Guardian. Retrieved 14 December 2014.

[3] "Director of Opera Kasper Holten to leave The Royal Opera in March 2017" (Press release). Royal Opera House, Covent Garden. 9 December 2015. Retrieved 12 December 2015.

[Furness-4] Hannah Furness (9 December 2015). "Royal Opera House director Kasper Holten to step down". Telegraph. Retrieved 12 December 2015.

[5] Tim Ashley (12 December 2012). "Mozart: Don Giovanni Juan – DVD review". The Guardian. Retrieved 14 December 2014.

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-'''Kasper Holten''' (formerly Kasper Bech Holten,<ref>Formerly known as Kasper Bech Holten, using his wife's surname between his own given names, he gave up the usage after her early death.</ref> born 29 Mars 1973) is a Danish stage director and Artistic Director. He was appointed in 2000, at age 27, to succeed Elaine Padmore,<ref name=autogenerated1>[[Norman Lebrecht]], [http://www.artsjournal.com/slippeddisc/2011/03/breaking_royal_opera_picks_dan.html "Breaking: Royal Opera picks Dane to succeed Elaine"] on artsjournal.com Retrieved 15 February 2012</ref> as Artistic Director of the [[Royal Danish Opera]], and six years later he was still the youngest person running a European opera house.<ref>"Copenhagen Opera Mounts New `Ring' as Modern Danish Family Saga " [http:///apps/news?pid=10000088&sid=a3AzMlO.5nS4&refer=culture Bloomberg, 2006]</ref>
+{{short description|Danish stage director|bot=PearBOT 5}}
+'''Kasper Holten''' (born 29 March 1973) is a Danish stage director.  From 2011 until 2017 he was Director of Opera for the [[Royal Opera House]] in [[London]]. He is Vice President of the Board of the European Academy of Music Theatre.
+==Career==
-By summer 2011 Holten took over, once again from Elaine Padmore, as Director of Opera at the [[Royal Opera House]] in [[London]].<ref>[http://www.roh.org.uk/about/the-royal-opera/kasper-holten Kasper Holten profile]. Royal Opera House website.</ref> His successor in Copenhagen would be the British director, [[Keith Warner]].<ref name=autogenerated1/>
+Born in Copenhagen, Holten began his career in opera as a director's assistant to such figures as [[Harry Kupfer]], [[John Cox (director)|John Cox]] and [[David Pountney]].  In 2000, at age 27, Holten became artistic director of the [[Royal Danish Opera]].  His work there included a highly acclaimed production of ''[[Der Ring des Nibelungen]]'', which was released on DVD as "The Copenhagen Ring".  This DVD won the [[Gramophone Award]] in 2009 for Best DVD.  He held this post until 2011.
+In March 2011, Holten was named the new Director of Opera at the [[Royal Opera House, Covent Garden]], and formally assumed the post in the autumn of 2011 with an initial contract of 5 years.<ref>{{cite web | author=Richard Fairman |url=http://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/e0bd144a-a04c-11e2-88b6-00144feabdc0.html#axzz2QKmsWU10 | title='In a climate like this, to play safe is the greatest risk of all' | work=Financial Times | date=2013-04-12 |accessdate=2013-04-18}}</ref>  His directorial debut at Covent Garden was in February 2013.<ref>{{cite web | author=Andrew Clements | url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2013/feb/05/eugene-onegin-review | title=Eugene Onegin – review | work=The Guardian | date=2013-02-05 |accessdate=2014-12-14}}</ref>  In December 2015, the company announced the scheduled departure of Holten as Director of Opera in March 2017, to return with his family to Denmark, after declining an offer of a 5-year extension to his contract.<ref>{{cite press release | url=http://www.roh.org.uk/news/director-of-opera-kasper-holten-to-leave-the-royal-opera-in-march-2017 | title=Director of Opera Kasper Holten to leave The Royal Opera in March 2017 | publisher=Royal Opera House, Covent Garden | date=2015-12-09 | accessdate=2015-12-12}}</ref><ref name="Furness">{{cite web | author=Hannah Furness | url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/12041497/Royal-Opera-House-director-Kasper-Holten-to-step-down.html | title=Royal Opera House director Kasper Holten to step down | work=Telegraph | date=2015-12-09 |accessdate=2015-12-12}}</ref>
-He became internationally known for his production of ''[[Der Ring des Nibelungen]]'' at the Royal Danish Opera (released on DVD as "The Copenhagen Ring", which won the [[Gramophone Award]] in 2009 for Best DVD).
-He is the director and writer (alongside Mogens Rukov) of ''Juan'', a movie based on [[Mozart]]'s ''[[Don Giovanni]]'', shot in 2009 and starring Christopher Maltman and Mikhail Petrenko.<ref>[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1465491/ ''Juan'' on IMDB]</ref> The film opened in Copenhagen in April 2011 <ref>Norman Lebrecht, [http://www.artsjournal.com/slippeddisc/2011/03/first_film_by_covent_gardens_n.html "First film by Covent Garden’s new opera boss"], 30 March 2011 on artsjournal.com Retrieved 15 February 2012</ref>
+Holten is the director and writer (alongside Mogens Rukov) of ''Juan'', a movie based on [[Mozart]]'s ''[[Don Giovanni]]'', shot in 2009 and starring [[Christopher Maltman]] and Mikhail Petrenko.<ref>{{cite web | author=Tim Ashley | url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2012/dec/12/don-giovanni-juan-dvd-review | title=Mozart: Don Giovanni Juan – DVD review | work=The Guardian | date=2012-12-12 |accessdate=2014-12-14}}</ref>
+==Personal life==
-Kasper Holten is Vice President of the Board of the [[European Academy of Music Theatre]].
+He and his partner have two children.<ref name="Furness"/>
 ==References==
-'''Notes'''
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-'''Other sources'''
-*Richard Fairman, [http://www.ft.com/intl/cms/s/2/e0bd144a-a04c-11e2-88b6-00144feabdc0.html#axzz2QKmsWU10"In a climate like this, to play safe is the greatest risk of all"],  ''[[Financial Times]]'', (London), 12 April 2013
 ==External links==
+* [http://www.roh.org.uk/about/the-royal-opera/kasper-holten Kasper Holten profile from the Royal Opera House website]
+* [https://www.theguardian.com/music/tomserviceblog/2011/mar/18/kasper-holten-royal-opera-house-director Tom Service, "Will Kasper Holten take the Royal Opera to the next level?".  ''The Guardian'' blog entry, 18 March 2011]
+* [https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1465491/ IMDB entry on ''Juan'']
 * [http://www.wagneropera.net/Interviews/Kasper-Holten-Interview-Tannhauser-2009.htm Interview about Holten's production of Tannhäuser in Copenhagen].
 *[http://univie.ac.at/ema European Academy of Music Theatre]
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-| SHORT DESCRIPTION = Opera director and manager
-| DATE OF BIRTH     = 1973
-| PLACE OF BIRTH    = Copenhagen, Denmark
-| DATE OF DEATH     =
-| PLACE OF DEATH    =
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+[[Category:Danish arts administrators]]
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+[[Category:People from Copenhagen]]
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