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Date: Thursday, February 02, 2017 7:00 pm



02/02/2017 @ Romanian Cultural Institute, 1 Belgrave Square, London SW1X 8PH

The visionary director and head of the Opera at Royal Opera House Covent Garden is awarded one of the most important Romanian decoration in a special ceremony conducted by H. E. Mr Dan Mihalache, the Romanian Ambassador to the Court of St James’s, which will open the first event in 2017 of our popular Enescu Concert Series. The distinction rewards Kasper Holten’s ground-breaking contribution to the promotion of George Enescu’s musical genius in Britain and throughout the world. The event, moderated by RCI director Dorian Branea, is organised in cooperation with the Romanian Embassy in London.

Danish director Kasper Holten was appointed Director of Opera for The Royal Opera in 2011. An acclaimed director of opera and theatre, he has directed more than 65 productions, including an award-winning Ring cycle for Royal Danish Opera. He made his directorial debut at the Royal Opera House with Eugene Onegin in 2013 and has since directed Don Giovanni, L’Ormindo and Król Roger for the Company. He trained by assisting directors such as Harry Kupfer, John Cox and David Pountney. He was appointed Artistic Director of Royal Danish Opera in 2000 at the age of 27, a post he held for 11 years. In 2010 he adapted Don Giovanni for cinema in his film Juan, released worldwide. He is Vice-President of Opera Europa, an association of European opera houses and festivals. He has received a knighthood and a medal Ingenio et Arti from Queen Margrethe II of Denmark. At the Royal Opera House Covent Garden, Kasper has devoted to promote new operatic commissions and to introduce new productions and increasing the variety of production styles seen at the Royal Opera House. Under his leadership, with support from the Romanian Cultural Institute, the Royal Opera House produced a hugely praised, sold-out production of Enescu’ “Oedipe”, which marked a unlikely but much-deserved global come back of the great Romanian composer’s operatic masterpiece. 

When: Thursday, 2 February 2016 from 19:00 to 21:00
Where: Romanian Cultural Institute - 1 Belgrave Square London SW1X 8PH


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