Peter Dala
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Peter Dala is a Canadian conductor of opera and ballet. He is a music director of the Alberta Ballet.[1] He has conducted in Canada, the United States, Switzerland, England, Monte Carlo, Israel, Germany, Singapore, Hong Kong and China.[2]
Early life and education
Peter Dala was born in
Saint Michael’s Choir School in Toronto.[3] Peter Dala studied piano and conducting at England's Royal College of Music and worked at the Royal Ballet School
as a pianist.
Career in Europe
As conductor and pianist of the
Music Director
.
In 1988, he joined the Hungarian State Opera in Budapest, where he conducted both opera and ballet Midsummer Night's Dream in the Singapore and Hong Kong Festival of Arts.[4][5][6]
Career in Canada
After six years in Budapest, Peter Dala joined
Chorus Director / Répétiteur.[7][8] In June, 2002, Peter Dala was appointed resident conductor of the Edmonton Opera.[9][10][11][12][13]
Peter Dala has been associated with the
Music Director in October 2005.[14][15] In 2010, two productions of The Nutcracker in Vancouver were conducted by siblings. For Alberta Ballet, the conductor was Peter Dala; for Goh Ballet, the conductor was Leslie Dala, the associate conductor of the Vancouver Opera Orchestra.[16]
References
- ^ "About Alberta Ballet: Music Director". Retrieved 2012-04-15.
- ^ "Opera Nuova - Faculty". Retrieved 2012-04-16.
- ^ "Distinguished Alumni". Retrieved 2012-04-16.
- ^ "Opera Nuova -Faculty". Retrieved 2012-04-15.
- ^ "Sleeping Beauty Press Kit". Retrieved 2012-04-16.
- ^ "Failoni Chamber Orchestra of the Hungarian State Opera Past Concerts". Retrieved 2012-04-16.
- ^ "About Alberta Ballet: Music Director". Retrieved 2012-04-16.
- ^ "Banff Centre alumni". Retrieved 2012-04-16.
- ^ "Edmonton Opera: Awards and Appointments". Opera Canada. March 2003. Archived from the original on 2016-03-08. Retrieved 2012-04-15.
- ^ "Opera in Review: Edmonton". Opera Canada Publications. 2003. Retrieved 2012-04-16.
- ^ "Robert Herriot: An article from Opera Canada". Retrieved 2012-04-16.
- ^ "Opera America: Edmonton Opera". Retrieved 2012-04-16.
- ^ "Reviews Of Opera From Around The World". Opera Canada. September 22, 1999. Retrieved 2012-04-16.
- ^ "About Alberta Ballet: Music Director". Retrieved 2012-04-16.
- ^ "Broadway World: TMT Presents Masque Of Irony". Retrieved 2012-04-16.
- ^ "Vancouver gets two productions of a holiday classic, from Goh Ballet and Alberta Ballet". Retrieved 2012-04-15.