LC control no. | no 96035152 |
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Descriptive conventions | rda |
Personal name heading | Vick, Graham, 1953-2021 |
Birth date | 1953-12-30 |
Death date | 2021-07-17 |
Place of birth | Birkenhead (England) |
Affiliation | Royal Northern College of Music Scottish Opera City of Birmingham Touring Opera Birmingham Opera Company Glyndebourne Festival Opera |
Profession or occupation | Opera producers and directors |
Found in | Così€ fan tutte, p1984: title frames (Graham Vick) Int. WW in Mus. (Vick, Graham; b. 1953) Aida, 2010 credits (Graham Vick) Wikipedia, viewed April 6, 2021 (Sir Graham Vick CBE (born 30 December 1953 in Birkenhead) is an English opera director known for his experimental and revisionist stagings of traditional and modern operas. He has worked in many of the world's leading opera houses and is currently artistic director of Birmingham Opera Company. Vick studied at the Royal Northern College of Music in Manchester; in 1984 became the Scottish Opera director. From 1994 to 2000, Vick was director of productions at Glyndebourne Opera. In 1987, he founded the Birmingham Opera Company and remains its artistic director) Gramophone, September 2021: page 109 (obituary: Sir Graham Vick; born December 30, 1953, in Birkenhead; died July 17, 2021; opera director) |