Ivor Bolton
Ivor Bolton
Early life and education
Bolton was born in Blackrod, Greater Manchester, England. He studied at Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School, Blackburn and Clare College, Cambridge (1976–80),[1] and was conducting scholar at the Royal College of Music (1980–81).[2] He later trained as a répétiteur at the National Opera Studio and was appointed conductor of Schola Cantorum of Oxford.
Career
Bolton was Assistant Chorus Master and staff conductor from 1982–84 for
From 2004 to 2016,
With the Mozarteum Orchestra Salzburg, Bolton has made commercial recordings of music by W. A. Mozart, Joseph Haydn, Michael Haydn, Hector Berlioz, and Anton Bruckner. In addition, he has conducted commercial recordings of Handel's Theodora from the Salzburg Festival, Mayr's Medea in Corinto from Munich, Janáček's Jenůfa from the Teatro Real Madrid, Cavalli's Ercole amante from the Netherlands Opera, and Mozart's Zaide and La finta giardiniera from Salzburg.
Bolton was appointed
Personal life
Bolton is married to the musicologist, critic, and broadcaster Tess Knighton, whom he met at Cambridge. The couple have a son, and reside in Barcelona.[6]
References
- ^ "Blackburn to Bavaria: English conductor Ivor Bolton in Munich". Financial Times. 11 September 2015. Retrieved 9 November 2020.
- ^ a b Adam, Nicky (ed). Ivor Bolton. In: Who's Who in British Opera. Scolar Press, Aldershot, 1993.
- ^ "Premiere für internationales Festspielorchester in Dresden". Sächsische Zeitung. 28 May 2012. Archived from the original on 5 July 2015. Retrieved 4 July 2015.
- ^ a b "Ivor Bolton wird Chefdirigent des Basler Sinfonieorchesters". Der Standard. 30 June 2015. Retrieved 4 July 2015.
- ^ Tim Ashley (30 August 2006). "Salzburg Mozarteum Orchestra/Bolton (Royal Albert Hall, London; Prom 59)". The Guardian. Retrieved 5 September 2009.
- ^ a b "The Board of Directors of the Teatro Real Appoints Ivor Bolton as Music Director" (Press release). Teatro Real. 10 February 2014. Retrieved 4 July 2015.
- ^ "Gustavo Gimeno será el nuevo Director Musical del Teatro Real a partir de la temporada 2025/2026" (Press release). Teatro Real. 14 July 2022. Retrieved 14 July 2022.
- ^ Marc Krebs (12 March 2018). "Sinfonieorchester Basel verlängert mit Chefdirigent Ivor Bolton bis 2025". Basellandschaftliche Zeitung. Retrieved 9 January 2019.
- ^ "No. 64082". The London Gazette (Supplement). 17 June 2023. p. B9.