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Theatre, Film, and Television Biographies
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Vic Morrow to Lennie Niehaus
Elijah Moshinsky Biography (1946-)
Born January 8, 1946, in Shanghai, China; son of Abraham and Eva (maiden name, Krasavitsky) Moshinsky; married Ruth Dyttmann, June 5, 1970; children: Benjamin, Jonathan. Addresses: Agent: William Morris Agency, 52-53 PolandSt., London W1S 7LX, England.
- Nationality
- Chinese
- Gender
- Male
- Occupation
- Producer, director
- Birth Details
- January 8, 1946
- Shanghai, China
Famous Works
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CREDITS
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Stage Producer
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Troilus and Cressida, National Theatre, London, 1976
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The Force of Habit, National Theatre, 1976
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Three Sisters, Albery Theatre, London, 1987
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Light Up the Sky, Globe Theatre, London, 1987
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Ivanov, Strand Theatre, London, 1989
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Much Ado about Nothing, Strand Theatre, 1989
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Another Time, Wyndham's Theatre, London, 1989
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Shadowlands, Queen's Theatre, London, 1989
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Cyrano de Bergerac, Haymarket Theatre, London, 1992-1993
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Opera Producer
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Peter Grimes, Royal Opera House, London, 1975
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Wozzeck, 1976
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Salome, Dallas and Houston, TX, 1976
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A Midsummer Night's Dream, 1978
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Lohengrin, Royal Opera House, 1978
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The Rake's Progress, Royal Opera House, 1979
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Beatrice et Benedict, Indianapolis, IN, 1979
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Ernani, Welsh National Opera, New Theatre, Cardiff, Wales, 1979
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Winter Cruise, Amsterdam, Netherlands, 1979
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Un ballo in maschera, Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, 1980
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Boris Godunov, Australian Opera, 1980
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Tristan und Isolde, Royal Opera House, 1980
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Macbeth, Royal Opera House, 1981
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Samson et Dalila, Royal Opera House, 1981
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Le grande macabre, English National Opera, Coliseum Theatre, London, 1982
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Death in Venice, Adelaide Festival, Adelaide, Australia, 1982
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Il trovatore, Australian Opera, Adelaide Festival, 1983
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Tannhaeuser, Royal Opera House, 1984
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Dialogues des Carmelites, Adelaide Festival, 1984
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The Mastersingers of Nuremberg (also known as Die Meistersingervon Nuernberg), English National Opera, Coliseum Theatre, 1984
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Samson, Royal Opera House, 1985, then Chicago Lyric Opera, Chicago, IL, and Metropolitan Opera House.
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I vespri siciliani, Geneva, Switzerland, 1985
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The Bartered Bride, English National Opera, 1985, then 1986
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Macbeth, Canadian Opera, 1986
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Otello, Royal Opera House, 1987
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Die Entfuehrung aus dem Serail, Royal Opera House, 1987
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Benevenuto Cellini, 50th Maggio Musicale, Teatro Communale, Florence, Italy, 1987
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La boheme, Scottish Opera, 1989
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Peter Grimes, Royal Opera House, 1989
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La forza del destino, Scottish Opera, Theatre Royal, Glasgow, Scotland, 1990
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Werther, Australian Opera, Adelaide Festival, 1990
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Un ballo in maschera, Metropolitan Opera House, 1990
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Antony and Cleopatra, Chicago, 1990
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Attila, Royal Opera House, 1990-1991
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Simon Boccanegra, Royal Opera House, 1991
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Rigoletto, Australian Opera, 1992
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Stiffelio, Royal Opera House, 1993
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Ariadne auf Naxos, Metropolitan Opera, 1993
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The Bartered Bride, Chicago, 1993
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Hansel und Gretel, Sydney, Australia, 1993
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Stiffelio, Los Angeles Music Center, Los Angeles, 1995
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I vespri siciliani, Grand Theatre, Geneva, 1995
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Simon Boccanegra, Chicago, 1996
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Lohengrin, Royal Opera House, 1997, then Metropolitan Opera, 1998
- (And director) Nabucco, Chicago, 1998, then Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, Los Angeles Music Center, 2002
- Other opera productions include Les Dialogues des Carmelites, Australian Opera; and Die Meistersinger von Nuernburg, Holland Festival.
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Stage Director
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Shadowlands, Brooks Atkinson Theatre, New York City, 1990-1991
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Matador, Queen's Theatre, London, 1991
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Beckett, Haymarket Theatre, London, 1991
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Reflected Glory, Vaudeville Theatre, London, 1992
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Il barbiere di Siviglia (opera), Melbourne, Australia, 1997
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Richard III, Savoy Theatre, London, 1999
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Television Director
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Movies
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The Green Man, BBC (England), 1990, Arts and Entertainment, 1991
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Genghis Cohn, 1993
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Brazen Hussies, BBC, 1996
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Anorak of Fire, BBC2, 1998
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Specials
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All's Well That Ends Well (also known as The Complete DramaticWorks of William Shakespeare: All's Well That Ends Well), BBC (England),1980
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Un ballo in maschera (opera), 1980
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A Midsummer Night's Dream (also known as The Complete DramaticWorks of William Shakespeare: A Midsummer Night's Dream), BBC, 1981
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Cymbeline (also known as The Complete Dramatic Works of WilliamShakespeare: Cymbeline), BBC, 1982
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Il trovatore (opera), 1983
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The Tragedy of Coriolanus (also known as The Complete DramaticWorks of William Shakespeare: The Tragedy of Coriolanus), BBC, 1984
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The Midsummer Marriage (opera), 1984
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Dialogues of the Carmelites (opera), 1984
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Love's Labour's Lost (also known as The Complete Dramatic Worksof William Shakespeare: Love's Labour's Lost), BBC, 1985
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Ghosts, BBC, 1986
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Die Entfuehrung aus dem Serail (opera; also known as The Abduction from the Seraglio), 1987
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The Rivals, BBC, 1987, Arts and Entertainment, 1989
- "Antony and Cleopatra from the Lyric Opera of Chicago," Great Performances, PBS, 1991
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Simon Boccanegra (opera), 1991
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Otello (opera), 1992
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Stiffelio (opera), 1993
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Aida (opera), 1994
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Otello, PBS, 1996
- (And producer) Divas, PBS, 1996
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Samson et Dalila (opera), PBS, 1998
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The Queen of Spades (opera), PBS, 1999
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La forza del destino (opera), PBS, 2000
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Mozart in Turkey (opera), 2000
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Television Appearances
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Specials
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Divas, PBS, 1996
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WRITINGS
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Periodicals
- Contributor to periodicals, including Opera.
Further Reference
OTHER SOURCES
Books
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International Dictionary of Opera, St. James Press, 1993
Periodicals
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Opera News, March, 2001, p. 34
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