Graham Vick

Graham Vick (born Liverpool, 30 December 1953), is an English opera director. He studied at the Royal Northern College of Music, Manchester, U.K.

At age 24, Vick directed a production of Gustav Holst's "Savitri" for Scottish Opera, and became the company's director of productions in 1984. [cite news | url=http://arts.guardian.co.uk/theatre/drama/story/0,,2197265,00.html | title=Portrait of the artist: Graham Vick, opera director | work=The Guardian | author=Laura Barnett | date=23 October 2007 | accessdate=2007-12-24] In 1987, he founded the Birmingham Opera Company and remains its artistic director. [cite news | url=http://arts.guardian.co.uk/features/story/0,,1066675,00.html | title=Enter the fat lady | work=The Guardian | author=Graham Vick | date=20 October 2003 | accessdate=2007-12-24] [cite news | url=http://arts.guardian.co.uk/features/story/0,,931101,00.html | title=Mass production | work=The Guardian | author=Samantha Ellis | date=7 April 2003 | accessdate=2007-12-24] From 1994 to 2000, Vick was director of productions at Glyndebourne Opera.

Vick directs opera throughout Europe and America where he is one of the most prominent and prolific of contemporary opera directors.

Recordings

Many of Vick's productions can be seen on DVD including Lulu (Glyndebourne, 2004) Warner Music Vision B000189L10, and Falstaff (Covent Garden, 2001) Opus Arte B00005NUP8.

References

Sources

* "Vick, Graham" by Barry Millington, in 'The New Grove Dictionary of Opera', ed. Stanley Sadie (London, 1992) ISBN 0-333-73432-7
* Jasper Rees, 'La traviata: A Nuremberg-style display of synchronised chair-swivelling', "The Daily Telegraph", October 25, 2007 [http://www.telegraph.co.uk/arts/main.jhtml?xml=/arts/2007/10/25/bmvick125.xml]
* Edward Rothstein, 'In New Hall, Echoes of Glyndebourne Old', "New York Times", June 4, 1994 [http://www.stltoday.com/stltoday/entertainment/stories.nsf/music/story/505483530D9463DF86257373000E9D7C?OpenDocument]
* Martin Bernheimer, 'Living Dangerously' (Profile of Graham Vick), "Opera News", June 2000 [http://www.metoperafamily.org/operanews/_archive/600/grahamvick.600.html]
* Hamilton, Mary. (1990). " [http://www.folklib.net/index/discog/bibliog7.shtml#kr A-Z of Opera] ". New York, Oxford, Sydney: Facts On File. p. 212. ISBN 0-8160-2340-9.
* Sadie, Stanley and John Tyrrell. (2001). " [http://www.folklib.net/index/discog/bibliog.shtml#km The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians] ". London: Macmillan Publishers Ltd. Vol. 26, p. 530. ISBN 0-333-60800-3.
* Warrack, John and Ewan West. (1996 3rd ed.). " [http://www.folklib.net/index/discog/bibliog7.shtml#kp The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Opera] ". New York: Oxford University Press. p. 538. ISBN 0-19-280028-0.