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Christopher Webber
Christopher Webber (born 27 May 1953) is an English musicologist, dramatist, actor, theatre director and writer. Biography Webber was born in Bowdon, Cheshire (now Greater Manchester) and educated at The Manchester Grammar School and the University of Kent at Canterbury. Starting his professional career with theatre directing work, for companies such as Orpheus Opera (of which he was Artistic Director 1980–87), Kent Opera, the new D'Oyly Carte Opera Company in Britain and the USA, and various other English companies, he soon broadened his portfolio to include musical journalism, as Opera and Classical Music Editor for Richard Branson's Event Magazine, as well as Music and Musicians Magazine. As a writer, his early work included ''Bluff Your Way at the Races'' (Ravette) as well as many opera translations into English. Play commissions soon followed, beginning with a new English version of Sophocles's ''Philoctetes'' written for Offstage Downstairs. Later successes include ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christopher Webber (2016)
Christopher Webber (born 27 May 1953) is an English musicologist, dramatist, actor, theatre director and writer. Biography Webber was born in Bowdon, Cheshire (now Greater Manchester) and educated at The Manchester Grammar School and the University of Kent at Canterbury. Starting his professional career with theatre directing work, for companies such as Orpheus Opera (of which he was Artistic Director 1980–87), Kent Opera, the new D'Oyly Carte Opera Company in Britain and the USA, and various other English companies, he soon broadened his portfolio to include musical journalism, as Opera and Classical Music Editor for Richard Branson's Event Magazine, as well as Music and Musicians Magazine. As a writer, his early work included ''Bluff Your Way at the Races'' (Ravette) as well as many opera translations into English. Play commissions soon followed, beginning with a new English version of Sophocles's ''Philoctetes'' written for Offstage Downstairs. Later successes include '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |