KEVIN NEWBURY IS A THEATRE AND OPERA DIRECTOR BASED IN NEW YORK CITY.
HIS PRODUCTIONS HAVE BEEN PRESENTED BY MANY TOP AMERICAN AND INTERNATIONAL OPERA COMPANIES
AND SYMPHONIES INCLUDING THE SANTA FE OPERA, OPERA THEATRE OF ST. LOUIS, MINNESOTA OPERA,
CARNEGIE HALL, THE KENNEDY CENTER, THE SAN FRANCISCO SYMPHONY, THE BALTIMORE SYMPHONY,
L’OPÉRA DE MONTRÉAL, BARD SUMMERSCAPE, PORTLAND OPERA, NEW YORK CITY OPERA,
HOUSTON GRAND OPERA, WOLF TRAP OPERA, GLIMMERGLASS OPERA, THE VIRGINIA ARTS FESTIVAL AND
THE WEXFORD FESTIVAL IN IRELAND. HE HAS ALSO DIRECTED MANY NEW PLAYS IN NEW YORK INCLUDING
THE AWARD-WINNING CANDY & DOROTHY.
MR. NEWBURY’S PRODUCTION OF VIRGINIA FOR THE WEXFORD OPERA FESTIVAL RECENTLY WON THE 2010
IRISH TIMES THEATRE AWARD FOR BEST NEW OPERA PRODUCTION. HIS WORK HAS ALSO BEEN NOMINATED
FOR A GRAMMY AWARD (BERNSTEIN’S MASS WITH MARIN ALSOP, ALSO NAMED “ONE OF THE BEST EVENTS
OF THE YEAR” BY THE NEW YORK TIMES AND THE WASHINGTON POST), A DRAMA DESK AWARD
(BEST ACTOR, CANDY & DOROTHY) AND THE GLAAD MEDIA AWARD (WINNER: CANDY & DOROTHY, NOMINATED
KISS AND CRY).
MR. NEWBURY IS ESPECIALLY COMMITTED TO DEVELOPING NEW WORK.
HE HAS COLLABORATED WITH MANY TOP AMERICAN COMPOSERS AND PLAYWRIGHTS, INCLUDING
RICKY IAN GORDON, MARK CAMPBELL AND PULITZER PRIZE WINNERS JOHN ADAMS AND LEWIS SPRATLAN.
IN THE COMING SEASONS, HE WILL BE DIRECTING NEW WORK BY DOUGLAS CUOMO AND JOHN PATRICK SHANLEY,
MARK ADAMO, THEODORE MORRISON AND JOHN COX, GREG SPEARS AND GREG PIERCE, PAOLA PRESTINI
AND DONNA DI VONELLI, AND TODD ALMOND.
UPCOMING ENGAGEMENTS INCLUDE NEW PRODUCTIONS WITH SAN FRANCISCO OPERA, SANTA FE OPERA,
OPERA COMPANY OF PHILADELPHIA, MINNESOTA OPERA AND CENTRAL CITY OPERA.
(A COMPLETE LISTING APPEARS ON THE CREDITS PAGE)
EDUCATION: BOWDOIN COLLEGE AND OXFORD UNIVERSITY.
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