Patrick Carnegy, 15th Earl of Northesk
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Patrick Charles Carnegy, 15th Earl of Northesk (born 23 September 1940) is a British hereditary peer
, journalist and scholar.
Carnegy was educated at Rugby School and Trinity Hall, Cambridge
, matriculating in 1960. His books include Faust as Musician: A Study of Thomas Mann’s novel ‘Doctor Faustus’ (1973) and Wagner and the Art of the Theatre (2006, Royal Philharmonic Soc Award, Special Jury Prize George Freedley Memorial Award) which took 40 years to write. Other publications include reviews and articles on German literature, music, opera (especially Wagner) and theatre for The Times Literary and Educational Supplements, the London Review of Books, The Spectator, Opera, The Musical Times, and other journals. As a broadcaster he was a regular contributor in the 1970s and 1980s to BBC Radio 4’s arts magazine Kaleidoscope. Contributions to Radio 3 have included documentaries on Thomas Mann, Kafka, the Barenboim/Kupfer Ring at Bayreuth (1988), and the first assessment of the Ring on DVD for CD Review (2008) Radio 3
's CD Review. For television he contributed to BBC 2’s documentary film Wagner in the Great Composers series (1998).
In 1988 he was invited by Jeremy Isaacs to create the post of Dramaturg (literary and repertory adviser) at the Royal Opera House. There he initiated a programme of lectures, study days and other events open to all. He was awarded a Leverhulme Research Fellowship (1994–96).
He was a founding member of the Bayreuth International Arts Centre and served on the BBC Central Music Advisory Committee (1986–89) and on the BBC General Advisory Council (1990–96).
Lord Northesk is an agnatic descendant of the 2nd Earl of Northesk
. He inherited the earldom on the death of his eighth cousin once removed, David Carnegie the 14th Earl
, on 28 March 2010.
Lord Northesk lives with soprano Jill Gomez
, in Cambridgeshire
.
Hereditary peer
Hereditary peers form part of the Peerage in the United Kingdom. There are over seven hundred peers who hold titles that may be inherited. Formerly, most of them were entitled to sit in the House of Lords, but since the House of Lords Act 1999 only ninety-two are permitted to do so...
, journalist and scholar.
Carnegy was educated at Rugby School and Trinity Hall, Cambridge
Trinity Hall, Cambridge
Trinity Hall is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge, England. It is the fifth-oldest college of the university, having been founded in 1350 by William Bateman, Bishop of Norwich.- Foundation :...
, matriculating in 1960. His books include Faust as Musician: A Study of Thomas Mann’s novel ‘Doctor Faustus’ (1973) and Wagner and the Art of the Theatre (2006, Royal Philharmonic Soc Award, Special Jury Prize George Freedley Memorial Award) which took 40 years to write. Other publications include reviews and articles on German literature, music, opera (especially Wagner) and theatre for The Times Literary and Educational Supplements, the London Review of Books, The Spectator, Opera, The Musical Times, and other journals. As a broadcaster he was a regular contributor in the 1970s and 1980s to BBC Radio 4’s arts magazine Kaleidoscope. Contributions to Radio 3 have included documentaries on Thomas Mann, Kafka, the Barenboim/Kupfer Ring at Bayreuth (1988), and the first assessment of the Ring on DVD for CD Review (2008) Radio 3
BBC Radio 3
BBC Radio 3 is a national radio station operated by the BBC within the United Kingdom. Its output centres on classical music and opera, but jazz, world music, drama, culture and the arts also feature. The station is the world’s most significant commissioner of new music, and its New Generation...
's CD Review. For television he contributed to BBC 2’s documentary film Wagner in the Great Composers series (1998).
In 1988 he was invited by Jeremy Isaacs to create the post of Dramaturg (literary and repertory adviser) at the Royal Opera House. There he initiated a programme of lectures, study days and other events open to all. He was awarded a Leverhulme Research Fellowship (1994–96).
He was a founding member of the Bayreuth International Arts Centre and served on the BBC Central Music Advisory Committee (1986–89) and on the BBC General Advisory Council (1990–96).
Lord Northesk is an agnatic descendant of the 2nd Earl of Northesk
David Carnegie, 2nd Earl of Northesk
David Carnegie, 2nd Earl of Northesk was born the son of John Carnegie, 1st Earl of Northesk and Magdalen Haliburton before 1627. He died on 12 December 1679....
. He inherited the earldom on the death of his eighth cousin once removed, David Carnegie the 14th Earl
David Carnegie, 14th Earl of Northesk
David John MacRae Carnegie, 14th Earl of Northesk was a British hereditary peer, landowner and member of the House of Lords.David Carnegie was the son of Robert, the 13th Earl , and Jean Margaret MacRae...
, on 28 March 2010.
Lord Northesk lives with soprano Jill Gomez
Jill Gomez
Jill Gomez is a Trinidadian and British soprano of Hispanic origin.She was born in Guyana to a Trinidadian father and British mother; was raised in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago; and has made her career primarily in the United Kingdom. After studying briefly at St...
, in Cambridgeshire
Cambridgeshire
Cambridgeshire is a county in England, bordering Lincolnshire to the north, Norfolk to the northeast, Suffolk to the east, Essex and Hertfordshire to the south, and Bedfordshire and Northamptonshire to the west...
.