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'''Kasper Holten''' ( |
'''Kasper Holten''' (born 29 March 1973) is a Danish stage director who has been Director of Opera for the [[Royal Opera House]] in [[London]] since in 2011. |
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==Biography== |
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Holten was born in {{Copenhagen]]. He began his career in opera as a director's assistant to such figures as [[Harry Kupfer]], [[John Cox (director)|John Cox]] and [[David Pountney]]. |
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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=http://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 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=http://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> |
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Revision as of 19:19, 9 December 2015
Kasper Holten (born 29 March 1973) is a Danish stage director who has been Director of Opera for the Royal Opera House in London since in 2011.
Biography
Holten was born in {{Copenhagen]]. He 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]
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.[3]
Holten is Vice President of the Board of the European Academy of Music Theatre.
In December 2015, it was announced that he would leave Covent Garden in March 2017. The reason given was his desire to raise a family in his native Denmark [4].
References
- ^ Richard Fairman (2013-04-12). "'In a climate like this, to play safe is the greatest risk of all'". Financial Times. Retrieved 2013-04-18.
- ^ Andrew Clements (2013-02-05). "Eugene Onegin – review". The Guardian. Retrieved 2014-12-14.
- ^ Tim Ashley (2012-12-12). "Mozart: Don Giovanni Juan – DVD review". The Guardian. Retrieved 2014-12-14.
- ^ http://www.roh.org.uk/news/director-of-opera-kasper-holten-to-leave-the-royal-opera-in-march-2017
External links
- Kasper Holten profile from the Royal Opera House website
- Tom Service, "Will Kasper Holten take the Royal Opera to the next level?". The Guardian blog entry, 18 March 2011
- IMDB entry on Juan
- Interview about Holten's production of Tannhäuser in Copenhagen.
- European Academy of Music Theatre
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