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David Pountney Biography (1947-)
Born David Willoughby Pountney, September 10, 1947, in Oxford, England; son of E. Willoughby and Dorothy L. (Byrt) Pountney; married Jane R. Henderson, 1980; children: one son, one daughter. Addresses: Contact--Suite 130, 78, Marylebone High Street, London W1M 4AP England. E-mail--dpdp@compuserve.com.
- Nationality
- English
- Gender
- Male
- Birth Details
- September 10, 1947
- Oxford, England
Famous Works
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Credits; Stage Director
- The Rake's Progress, Scottish Opera, Glasgow, Scotland, 1971.
- Kataya Kabanova, Wexford Festival, Ireland, 1972.
- The Gambler, Wexford Festival, 1974.
- Toussaint, London Coliseum, London, England, 1974-77.
- The Magic Flute, Scottish Opera, 1974, 1976, 1977.
- The Golden Cockerel, Scottish Opera, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1979, 1983.
- Macbeth, Houston Grand Opera, 1975, Scottish Opera, 1976, 1977, English National Opera, London, England, 1990.
- Savitri/The Wandering Scholar, English Opera Group, 1975.
- Die Fledermaus, Scottish Opera, 1975, 1976, 1978.
- Die Meistersinger, Scottish Opera, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1983.
- Jenufa, Welsh National Opera/Scottish Opera, 1976, 1977, 1978, then Houston, 1981.
- Bilby's Doll, Houston Grand Opera, 1976.
- La Rondine, English Opera Group, 1976.
- The Queen of Spades, Kassel, 1976.
- Katya Kabanova, Australian Opera, 1977.
- The Makropoulos Case, Welsh National Opera/Scottish Opera, 1977, 1981.
- Toussaint L'ouverture, English National Opera, 1977.
- Il Seraglio, Scottish Opera, 1978, 1982.
- The Two Widows, Wexford Festival, 1978.
- The Bartered Bride, Scottish Opera, 1978, 1980, 1985.
- Katya Kabanova, Welsh National Opera/Scottish Opera, 1979.
- Don Giovanni, Scottish Opera, 1979.
- The Two Widows, Scottish Opera, 1979, 1980, English National Opera, 1993.
- Eugene Onegin, Scottish Opera, 1979, 1980, 1981.
- The Gambler, Amsterdam, Netherlands, 1979, English National Opera, 1983.
- The Cunning Little Vixen, Scottish Opera/Welsh National Opera, 1980, 1982.
- Satyagraha, Amsterdam, 1980.
- La Fancuilla del West, Amsterdam, 1981.
- From the House of the Dead, Welsh National Opera/Scottish Opera, 1981, 1987.
- The Flying Dutchmen, Houston/English National Opera, 1982, Bregenz Festival, Austria, 1989.
- The Queen of Spades, English National Opera, Amsterdam, 1982.
- Rusalka, English National Opera, 1983, 1995.
- The Valkyrie, English National Opera, 1983.
- Osud, English National Opera, 1984.
- Iolanthe, Komische Oper Berlin, Germany, 1984.
- Orpheus in the Underworld, English National Opera, 1985.
- Midsummer Marriage, English National Opera, 1985.
- Doktor Faust, English National Opera, 1986.
- Carmen, English National Opera, 1986.
- Hansel and Gretel, English National Opera, 1987.
- The Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk, English National Opera, 1987.
- The Fiery Angel, Adelaide Festival, 1987.
- The Diary of One Who Disappeared, English National Opera, 1987.
- La Traviata, English National Opera, 1988.
- Christmas Eve, English National Opera, 1988.
- Falstaff, English National Opera, 1989.
- Street Scene, Scottish Opera/English National Opera, 1989.
- Clarissa, English National Opera, 1990.
- Wozzeck, English National Opera, 1990.
- Pelleas and Melisande, English National Opera, 1991.
- Koenigskinder, English National Opera, 1992.
- Don Carlos, English National Opera, 1992.
- The Excursions of Mr. Broucek, English National Opera, 1992.
- The Voyage, Metropolitan Opera, New York City, 1992.
- Terrible Mouth, Almeida, 1992.
- Inquest of Love, English National Opera, Brussels, 1993.
- Nabucco, Bregenz Festival, 1993.
- Playing Away, Opera North, 1994.
- Twelfth Night, Nottingham Playhouse, 1995.
- Madama Butterfly, Bunkamura, Tokyo, Japan, 1995.
- La Fedelta Premiata, Garsington, 1995.
- Fidelio, Bregenz Festival, 1995.
- The Fairy Queen, English National Opera, 1995.
- Aida, Munich, Germany, 1996.
- The Doctor of Myddfai, Welsh National Opera, 1996.
- The Nose, Amsterdam, 1996.
- The Cunning Little Vixen, English National Opera, 1996.
- As You Like It, Nottingham, 1997.
- Rigoletto, New Israeli Opera, Tel Aviv, Israel, 1997.
- Doctor Ox's Experiment, English National Opera, 1997.
- Julietta, Opera North, 1997.
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Writings;Opera
- (With Mark Elder and Peter Jonas) Power House, 1992.
- Has also published over fifteen opera translations from Czech, Russian, Italian, and German; wrote original libretti, The Three Wise Monkeys and The Donkey for Steven Oliver, The Doctor of Myddfai, for Sir Peter Maxwell Davies,and Angeel Magick, for John Harle.
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