Monday, January 14, 2013

Meet the Artist: Nicholas Cleobury, Conductor

Today, we begin "Meet the Artist" blog posts for our upcoming production of Mozart's The Magic Flute. There is no better place to begin this series than with our fabulous guest conductor, Nicholas Cleobury. Maestro Cleobury's biography reads like a really good travel novel. He is an accomplished conductor, chorus master, and teacher who works in locations across the globe.

Opera Omaha is thrilled to welcome Maestro Nicholas Cleobury as our conductor for The Magic Flute. Tickets are still available for the February 22, 7:30pm and February 24, 2:00pm performances of Mozart's classic opera. Your seats can be reserved at Ticket Omaha or by calling 402-345-0606.

More information about the Maestro is available below. Please take a moment to visit his website to learn even more about his varied background and biography.

Welcome to Omaha, Maestro Cleobury!

Maestro Nicholas Cleobury



Nicholas Cleobury – short biography from Rayfield Allied

Nicholas Cleobury is Artistic Director of Mid Wales Opera, Principal Conductor of the John Armitage Memorial (JAM), Principal Conductor and Founder Director of Sounds New, Principal Conductor of the Oxford Bach Choir, and Founder Laureate of the Britten Sinfonia.

Cleobury has a wealth of operatic experience, having worked with companies including English National Opera, Glyndebourne and Opera North, Canadian Opera, Chicago Opera Theatre, the Royal Opera Stockholm, and extensively with Zurich Opera. 

Noted in particular as an orchestral and choral conductor, Nicholas Cleobury has conducted all the major orchestras in the UK, Europe, Scandinavia, Singapore, South Africa and beyond, and choirs including the Swedish and Danish Radio Choirs, the Berkshire Choral Festival (UK and USA) and numerous major choirs in the UK, including the Royal and Huddersfield Choral Societies and the BBC Singers.

A regular broadcaster with the BBC, Classic fM and on European radio, his discography includes highly regarded recordings of Mozart Concertos with the Britten Sinfonia and Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, an award-winning CD of the music of Richard Strauss for EMI, Bridge, Headington, Maw and English Music with the Britten Sinfonia, and many others including the Chopin Piano Concertos.

“Among this country’s most dynamic and versatile conductors” - The Independent
 





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