Nicholas Heath (director)
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Nicholas Heath is a British opera director.
Heath was born in London
. His father, cellist Kenneth Heath, helped found the Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields chamber orchestra.
Having trained as a potter at Middlesex Polytechnic Nicholas Heath embarked on a career in singing. What started at the Montepulciano Arts Festival in Italy led eventually to a full time contract at the Royal Opera House
, Covent Garden in 1993.
He formed Opera a la Carte
in 1993 and started directing for the company in 1995. He has directed music theatre to grand opera, working with many talented singers on their way to international careers. In 2002 he was awarded 5 stars for his Tango Barber of Seville by The Times
and in 2004 directed the première of Call Me Ishmael based on Melville’s Moby Dick in Amsterdam.
Since 2004 he has regularly lectured in Opera Studies at Birkbeck, University of London
. He left the Royal Opera House
in 2006 to work with homeless people in a project run by Streetwise Opera and to devote more time to Opera à la Carte.
In 2007 he participated in the Clore Cultural Leadership
Programme and designed and ran a masterclass at the Bermuda Festival.
Heath was born 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 father, cellist Kenneth Heath, helped found the Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields chamber orchestra.
Having trained as a potter at Middlesex Polytechnic Nicholas Heath embarked on a career in singing. What started at the Montepulciano Arts Festival in Italy led eventually to a full time contract 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...
, Covent Garden in 1993.
He formed Opera a la Carte
Opera a la Carte (UK)
Opera a la Carte is a UK-based chamber opera company located in London. It was founded in 1993 by its present General Director, Nicholas Heath, who was a member of the chorus of the Royal Opera from 1993 to 2006....
in 1993 and started directing for the company in 1995. He has directed music theatre to grand opera, working with many talented singers on their way to international careers. In 2002 he was awarded 5 stars for his Tango Barber of Seville by The Times
The Times
The Times is a British daily national newspaper, first published in London in 1785 under the title The Daily Universal Register . The Times and its sister paper The Sunday Times are published by Times Newspapers Limited, a subsidiary since 1981 of News International...
and in 2004 directed the première of Call Me Ishmael based on Melville’s Moby Dick in Amsterdam.
Since 2004 he has regularly lectured in Opera Studies at Birkbeck, University of London
Birkbeck, University of London
Birkbeck, University of London is a public research university located in London, United Kingdom and a constituent college of the federal University of London. It offers many Master's and Bachelor's degree programmes that can be studied either part-time or full-time, though nearly all teaching is...
. He left 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 2006 to work with homeless people in a project run by Streetwise Opera and to devote more time to Opera à la Carte.
In 2007 he participated in the Clore Cultural Leadership
Programme and designed and ran a masterclass at the Bermuda Festival.
External links
- http://www.operaalacarte.com