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'''Oliver Myers''' is a [[Good Boy]] from Middlesbrough, England. |
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'''Oliver Mears''' is an English [[opera director]]. |
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==Education== |
==Education== |
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Mears read English and History at [[ |
Mears read English and History at [[Lincoln College, Oxford]],<ref name="SandersLtd">{{cite web|title=Loesje Sanders Ltd|url=http://www.loesjesanders.com/clients/cvs/mearscv.html}}</ref> where he was awarded a Double First Class Honours Degree in English and History. He began assisting the playwright and director [[Howard Barker]] while still at university, before becoming a Trainee Assistant Director at the [[King's Head Theatre]], London. |
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==Second Movement== |
==Second Movement== |
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Mears founded [[Second Movement Opera|Second Movement]] as joint Artistic Director with the conductor [[Nicholas Chalmers]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Second Movement website|url=http://www.secondmovement.org.uk/}}</ref> His productions for them included the UK stage premiere of [[Veniamin Fleishman]]'s opera ''[[Rothschild's Violin]]'', ''[[Mozart and Salieri (opera)|Mozart and Salieri]]'', ''[[Trouble in Tahiti]]'', ''[[A Hand of Bridge]]'' and ''The Knife's Tears''.<ref name="SandersLtd" /> The latter production toured to [[Prague]] and [[Brno]] in the Czech Republic in October 2010. |
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==Northern Ireland Opera== |
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In 2010 Mears was appointed as the Artistic Director of the newly created [[Northern Ireland Opera]].<ref name="NIOpera">{{cite web|title=NI Opera website|url=http://www.niopera.com}}</ref> His productions for them have included ''The Medium'', ''[[Tosca]]'', which won the Irish Times Theatre Award for Best Opera in 2012, ''[[L'elisir d'amore]]'', ''[[Flying Dutchman (opera)|Flying Dutchman]]'' <ref>{{cite news | last =Allison| first =John |title=The Flying Dutchman, NI Opera, Belfast, review|url= https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/music/opera/9888416/The-Flying-Dutchman-at-Grand-Opera-House-Belfast-review.html|publisher= The Daily Telegraph|date= 27 February 2013|accessdate= 4 August 2015}}</ref>(Nominated for Achievement in Opera Award, [[Theatre Awards UK]] 2013), ''[[Macbeth (Verdi)|Macbeth]]'',<ref>{{cite news | last =Blain| first =Terry |title=The Golden Age of Northern Irish Opera Continues |url=http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/reviews/performing-arts/macbeth-0|publisher= Culture Northern Ireland|date= 27 February 2014|accessdate= 4 August 2015}}</ref> ''[[Salome (opera)|Salome]]'' <ref>{{cite news | last =Ashley| first =Tim |title=A white knuckle ride that never lets up |url= https://www.theguardian.com/music/2015/feb/08/salome-northern-ireland-opera-belfast-review|work= The Guardian|date= 8 February 2015|accessdate= 21 July 2015}}</ref> and ''[[The Turn of the Screw]]''.<ref name="NIOpera" /> In August 2014 his production of ''[[The Turn of the Screw (opera)|The Turn of the Screw]]'' premiered at [[Novaya Opera Theatre]], Moscow. |
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His production of [[Benjamin Britten]]'s ''[[Noye's Fludde]]'' for |
His production of [[Benjamin Britten]]'s ''[[Noye's Fludde]]'' for Northern Ireland Opera was performed at the Beijing Music Festival in October 2012, the Chinese premiere of the piece.<ref name="KTWong">{{cite web|title=KT Wong Foundation website| date=8 July 2017 |url=http://www.ktwong.org/collaborator.php?content=92}}.</ref> |
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He has also directed productions for the [[Young Vic]], [[Aldeburgh Music]],<ref>{{cite news | last =White| first =Michael |title=Revealed in Aldeburgh: Albert Herring's secret sex-life when the show is over |url=http://blogs.telegraph.co.uk/culture/michaelwhite/100057181/revealed-in-aldeburgh-albert-herrings-secret-sex-life-when-the-show-is-over|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111025172252/http://blogs.telegraph.co.uk/culture/michaelwhite/100057181/revealed-in-aldeburgh-albert-herrings-secret-sex-life-when-the-show-is-over/|url-status=dead|archive-date=25 October 2011|publisher= The Daily Telegraph|date= 24 October 2011|accessdate= 4 August 2015}}</ref> [[Early Opera Company]], [[Opera North]],<ref>{{cite news | last =Higgins| first =Charlotte |title=A tale of two Hansel and Gretels |url=https://www.theguardian.com/culture/charlottehigginsblog/2008/dec/17/classicalmusicandopera|work= The Guardian|date= 8 February 2015|accessdate= 4 August 2015}}</ref> [[Nederlandse Reisopera]] Holland, [[Pimlico Opera]], [[Nevill Holt Opera]]<ref>{{cite news | last =Dunnet| first =Roderic |title=The Magic Flute |url=http://www.behindthearras.com/Reviewspr/ReviewsPRjulyDec13/magic_flute_NH08-13.html|publisher= Behind the Arras|date= 2 July 2013|accessdate= 4 August 2015}}</ref> and [[Scottish Opera]], and directed ''[[Don Giovanni]]'' at [[Bergen National Opera]] in spring 2015. |
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In 2012, Mears was nominated for an Achievement in Opera award at the [[Theatre Awards UK]], and in 2013, in the Best Newcomer category at the [[International Opera Awards]]. |
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==Royal Opera== |
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On 12 September 2016 Mears was announced as the new Director of Opera at [[The Royal Opera]], succeeding [[Kasper Holten]] who left the post on 11 March 2017.<ref>[http://www.roh.org.uk/people/oliver-mears Royal Opera House website]</ref> |
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Oliver Mears is an English opera director.
Education
[edit]Mears read English and History at Lincoln College, Oxford,[1] where he was awarded a Double First Class Honours Degree in English and History. He began assisting the playwright and director Howard Barker while still at university, before becoming a Trainee Assistant Director at the King's Head Theatre, London.
Second Movement
[edit]Mears founded Second Movement as joint Artistic Director with the conductor Nicholas Chalmers.[2] His productions for them included the UK stage premiere of Veniamin Fleishman's opera Rothschild's Violin, Mozart and Salieri, Trouble in Tahiti, A Hand of Bridge and The Knife's Tears.[1] The latter production toured to Prague and Brno in the Czech Republic in October 2010.
Northern Ireland Opera
[edit]In 2010 Mears was appointed as the Artistic Director of the newly created Northern Ireland Opera.[3] His productions for them have included The Medium, Tosca, which won the Irish Times Theatre Award for Best Opera in 2012, L'elisir d'amore, Flying Dutchman [4](Nominated for Achievement in Opera Award, Theatre Awards UK 2013), Macbeth,[5] Salome [6] and The Turn of the Screw.[3] In August 2014 his production of The Turn of the Screw premiered at Novaya Opera Theatre, Moscow.
His production of Benjamin Britten's Noye's Fludde for Northern Ireland Opera was performed at the Beijing Music Festival in October 2012, the Chinese premiere of the piece.[7]
He has also directed productions for the Young Vic, Aldeburgh Music,[8] Early Opera Company, Opera North,[9] Nederlandse Reisopera Holland, Pimlico Opera, Nevill Holt Opera[10] and Scottish Opera, and directed Don Giovanni at Bergen National Opera in spring 2015.
In 2012, Mears was nominated for an Achievement in Opera award at the Theatre Awards UK, and in 2013, in the Best Newcomer category at the International Opera Awards.
Royal Opera
[edit]On 12 September 2016 Mears was announced as the new Director of Opera at The Royal Opera, succeeding Kasper Holten who left the post on 11 March 2017.[11]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Loesje Sanders Ltd".
- ^ "Second Movement website".
- ^ a b "NI Opera website".
- ^ Allison, John (27 February 2013). "The Flying Dutchman, NI Opera, Belfast, review". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 4 August 2015.
- ^ Blain, Terry (27 February 2014). "The Golden Age of Northern Irish Opera Continues". Culture Northern Ireland. Retrieved 4 August 2015.
- ^ Ashley, Tim (8 February 2015). "A white knuckle ride that never lets up". The Guardian. Retrieved 21 July 2015.
- ^ "KT Wong Foundation website". 8 July 2017..
- ^ White, Michael (24 October 2011). "Revealed in Aldeburgh: Albert Herring's secret sex-life when the show is over". The Daily Telegraph. Archived from the original on 25 October 2011. Retrieved 4 August 2015.
- ^ Higgins, Charlotte (8 February 2015). "A tale of two Hansel and Gretels". The Guardian. Retrieved 4 August 2015.
- ^ Dunnet, Roderic (2 July 2013). "The Magic Flute". Behind the Arras. Retrieved 4 August 2015.
- ^ Royal Opera House website
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