Kasper Bech Holten
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Kasper Holten is a Danish stage director and Artistic Director of the Royal Danish Opera. He was appointed in 2000, at age 27, succeeding Elaine Padmore, and six years later was still the youngest person running a European opera house.
In March 2011 it was announced that, at the end of the 2010/2011 season, Holten would take over, once again from Elaine Padmore, as Director of Opera at the Royal Opera House
in London
. His successor in Copenhagen would be the British director, Keith Warner.
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, starring Christopher Maltman and Mikhail Petrenko.. The film opened in Copenhagen in April 2011
Kasper Holten is Member of the Board of the European Academy of Music Theatre
.
In March 2011 it was announced that, at the end of the 2010/2011 season, Holten would take over, once again from Elaine Padmore, as Director of Opera at the Royal Opera House
Royal Opera House
The Royal Opera House is an opera house and major performing arts venue in Covent Garden, central London. The large building is often referred to as simply "Covent Garden", after a previous use of the site of the opera house's original construction in 1732. It is the home of The Royal Opera, The...
in London
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
. His successor in Copenhagen would be the British director, Keith Warner.
He became internationally known for his production of Der Ring des Nibelungen
Der Ring des Nibelungen
Der Ring des Nibelungen is a cycle of four epic operas by the German composer Richard Wagner . The works are based loosely on characters from the Norse sagas and the Nibelungenlied...
at the Royal Danish Opera (released on DVD as "The Copenhagen Ring", which won the Gramophone Award
Gramophone Award
The Gramophone Awards are one of the most significant honours bestowed on recordings in the classical record industry, often referred to as the Oscars for classical music. The winners are selected annually by critics for the Gramophone magazine and various members of the industry, including...
in 2009 for Best DVD).
He is the director and writer (alongside Mogens Rukov) of Juan, a movie based on Mozart's Don Giovanni
Don Giovanni
Don Giovanni is an opera in two acts with music by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and with an Italian libretto by Lorenzo Da Ponte. It was premiered by the Prague Italian opera at the Teatro di Praga on October 29, 1787...
, shot in 2009, starring Christopher Maltman and Mikhail Petrenko.. The film opened in Copenhagen in April 2011
Kasper Holten is Member of the Board of the European Academy of Music Theatre
European Academy of Music Theatre
The European Academy of Music Theatre is a Vienna based, non-profit institute which seeks to promote not only a pan-European but also international network for the those active in the theory and praxis of Music Theatre. The organisation frequently holds symposia at various European cities and...
.