Martin Lloyd-Evans

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Martin Lloyd-Evans (born 14 April 1963)[ citation needed ] is a British opera stage director. He grew up in Stratford Upon Avon and later moved and studied physics at Manchester University and theatre arts at Bretton Hall College.

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Lloyd-Evans has directed operas including I gioielli della Madonna , [1] [2] Un Ballo in Maschera , La Gioconda , The Queen of Spades , Andrea Chenier , Gianni Schicchi , [3] Le Nozze di Figaro , Stiffelio , L'amore dei tre re , [4] Don Giovanni , Mitridate, Re di Ponto , Cosi fan tutte , A Midsummer Night's Dream , The Rape of Lucretia , Postcard from Morocco , The Beggar's Opera , La Bohème , Cenerentola , Carmen , The Barber of Seville , Cosi fan tutte and Romeo et Juliette for opera companies such as Opera Holland Park , Buxton Festival , Essential Scottish Opera , Mid Wales Opera , Operosa and Classical Opera Company at Sadler's Wells Theatre . Together with fellow artists composer Jonny Pilcher and performer Andrew Dawson, Lloyd-Evans also developed the piece The Articulate Hand , which was featured on TEDMED .[ citation needed ] Along with his work as stage director, he is a resident producer at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama .

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References

  1. "Classical review: I gioielli della Madonna, Opera Holland Park, London". The Independent. Retrieved 11 January 2015.
  2. "Website Disabled". Opera-britannia.com. Retrieved 11 January 2015.
  3. "Website Disabled". Opera-britannia.com. Retrieved 11 January 2015.
  4. "L'amore dei tre Re Reviews". Rbkc.gov.uk. Retrieved 11 January 2015.