Name Richard Farnes | Role Conductor | |
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Music group Choir of King's College, Cambridge Albums The Psalms of David, Bach Edition, Best Loved Christmas Carols, Mozart Requiem: Realisations, English Hymn Anthems Similar People Stephen Cleobury, Stephen Layton, John Tomlinson, George Frideric Handel, Neil Black | ||
Otello interview with conductor richard farnes
Richard Farnes (born 1964) is a British conductor, and is Music Director of Opera North.
Contents
- Otello interview with conductor richard farnes
- Richard farnes introduces the girl of the golden west
- Education
- Later career
- Selected recordings
- References
Richard farnes introduces the girl of the golden west
Education
Farnes was a chorister at King's College, Cambridge before entering Eton College as a music scholar in 1977. He returned to King's as organ scholar in 1983 and subsequently studied at the Royal Academy of Music, the Guildhall School of Music and Drama and the National Opera Studio.
Later career
During his professional career, he has conducted operas at the Royal Opera House, English National Opera, Scottish Opera, English Touring Opera, Glyndebourne Festival Opera and Glyndebourne on Tour, among other companies. He has also conducted the Royal Scottish National Orchestra and the Scottish Chamber Orchestra.
Before joining Opera North in 2004, Farnes had conducted The Secret Marriage, The Marriage of Figaro, Joan of Arc, La Traviata, Eugene Onegin, Gloriana and Tosca for the company, as well as the world première of The Nightingale's to Blame by Simon Holt. The operas he has conducted since becoming Music Director include La rondine, Salome, Falstaff, Macbeth, Katya Kabanova and the award-winning Peter Grimes.
He is due to relinquish his post with Opera North following the 2015-16 season
Selected recordings
