Andrew Synnott
Appearance
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Nationality | Irish |
Occupation | Composer |
Andrew Synnott is an Irish composer.[1] In 2017 he became the first living Irish composer to have an opera staged at Wexford Festival Opera with the premiere of Dubliners. Wexford commissioned two further operas from him; La cucina, premiered at the festival in 2019 and What Happened To Lucrece, premiere Wexford 2020. Synnott is also active as a conductor, including conducting from the piano his own reduction of The Tales of Hoffmann for Irish National Opera in 2018.[2] He has conducted many opera performances in Ireland and abroad and has conducted the National Symphony Orchestra of Ireland, the RTE Concert Orchestra and the National Chamber Choir of Ireland.
Works
- Dubliners (2017), libretto by Arthur Riordan based on Joyce's short stories "Counterparts" and "The Boarding House"[3]
- La Cucina (2019), Wexford Opera Festival.
References
- ^ "Maestro Monday - Andrew Synnott – Music Director and composer of 'Dubliners'". Wexford Festival Opera 2019. Retrieved 19 March 2019.
- "Andrew Synnott directs from the piano his own reduction (to just seven instruments) of Offenbach's big score, maintaining the energy and"
- ^ "Opera Review: Dubliners, Wexford Festival Opera". www.irishexaminer.com. 25 October 2017. Retrieved 19 March 2019.