Julian John Somerset Hope, 2nd Baron Glendevon (6 March 1950 – 29 September 2009) was a British

opera Opera is a form of theatre in which music is a fundamental component and dramatic roles are taken by singers. Such a "work" (the literal translation of the Italian word "opera") is typically a collaboration between a composer and a librett ...

producer and nobleman.

Biography

Julian Hope was the elder son of Lord John Hope, later 1st Baron Glendevon and his wife, the former

Mary Elizabeth Maugham Mary Elizabeth Hope, Baroness Glendevon (1 September 1915 – 27 December 1998) (née Wellcome, later Maugham, formerly Paravicini), was the only child of the English writer W. Somerset Maugham by his then-mistress Syrie Wellcome, a daughter of ...

, who was previously married to Vincent Paravicini and was the only child of novelist

W. Somerset Maugham William Somerset Maugham ( ; 25 January 1874 – 16 December 1965) was an English writer, known for his plays, novels and short stories. Born in Paris, where he spent his first ten years, Maugham was schooled in England and went to a German un ...

by his then mistress and later wife, Syrie Wellcome, daughter of the founder of

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. His godfather was

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(1897-1977) and his godmother was Mrs. Paul Mellon (1910-2014). He had one sibling, Jonathan, and two half-siblings, Camilla and Nicholas Paravicini. The latter's son is

Derek Paravicini Derek Paravicini (born 26 July 1979) is an English autistic savant known as a musical prodigy. He resides in London. Biography On 26 July 1979, Paravicini was born at Royal Berkshire Hospital in Reading, He was born extremely prematurely, at ...

, the blind

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and musical prodigy. He succeeded to his father's title in 1996. Lord Glendevon was educated at

Eton College Eton College () is a public school in Eton, Berkshire, England. It was founded in 1440 by Henry VI under the name ''Kynge's College of Our Ladye of Eton besyde Windesore'',Nevill, p. 3 ff. intended as a sister institution to King's College, C ...

and

Christ Church, Oxford Christ Church ( la, Ædes Christi, the temple or house, '' ædēs'', of Christ, and thus sometimes known as "The House") is a constituent college of the University of Oxford in England. Founded in 1546 by King Henry VIII, the college is uniqu ...

. He was resident producer at

Welsh National Opera Welsh National Opera (WNO) ( cy, Opera Cenedlaethol Cymru) is an opera company based in Cardiff, Wales; it gave its first performances in 1946. It began as a mainly amateur body and transformed into an all-professional ensemble by 1973. In its ...

1973-79 and associate producer at

Glyndebourne Festival Opera Glyndebourne Festival Opera is an annual opera festival held at Glyndebourne, an English country house near Lewes, in East Sussex, England. History Under the supervision of the Christie family, the festival has been held annually since 1934, e ...

1974–81. His work was also seen at the

Wexford Festival Wexford Festival Opera () is an opera festival that takes place in the town of Wexford in south-eastern Ireland during the months of October and November. The festival began in 1951 under Tom Walsh and a group of opera lovers who quickly gener ...

San Francisco Opera San Francisco Opera (SFO) is an American opera company founded in 1923 by Gaetano Merola (1881–1953) based in San Francisco, California. History Gaetano Merola (1923–1953) Merola's road to prominence in the Bay Area began in 1906 when he ...

Dallas Opera The Dallas Opera is an American opera company located in Dallas, Texas. The company performs at the Margot and Bill Winspear Opera House, one venue of the AT&T Performing Arts Center. History The company was founded in 1957 as the Dallas Civic ...

and Paris. He also worked in film and television, supervising the musical scores for ''

Princess Caraboo Mary Baker (née Willcocks; 11 November 1792 (alleged), Witheridge, Devonshire, England – 24 December 1864, Bristol, England) was an English impostor. Posing as the fictional Princess Caraboo, Baker pretended to come from a far-off island ki ...

'' and '' Onegin''. He never married, and on his death his title passed to his younger brother, Jonathan Hope.

References

Sources

*''Debrett's People of Today'' (12th edn, London: Debrett's Peerage, 1999), p. 742 *Reports: Cardiff, ''The Musical Times'', vol. 117, no. 1600 (June 1976) (Julian Hope's

production of ''

Il Trovatore ''Il trovatore'' ('The Troubadour') is an opera in four acts by Giuseppe Verdi to an Italian libretto largely written by Salvadore Cammarano, based on the play ''El trovador'' (1836) by Antonio García Gutiérrez. It was García Gutiérrez's mos ...

'') *Reports: ''The Musical Times'', vol. 116, no. 1590 (August 1975) (Julian Hope's production of Georg Philipp Telemann's opera ''Pimpinone'' at

Caerphilly Castle Caerphilly Castle ( cy, Castell Caerffili) is a medieval fortification in Caerphilly in South Wales. The castle was constructed by Gilbert de Clare in the 13th century as part of his campaign to maintain control of Glamorgan, and saw extensi ...

)
Julian Hope's IMDB record

External links

- Daily Telegraph obituary {{DEFAULTSORT:Glendevon, Julian John Somerset Hope, 2nd Baron 1950 births 2009 deaths Barons in the Peerage of the United Kingdom Alumni of Christ Church, Oxford People educated at Eton College

Julian Julian may refer to: People * Julian (emperor) (331–363), Roman emperor from 361 to 363 * Julian (Rome), referring to the Roman gens Julia, with imperial dynasty offshoots * Saint Julian (disambiguation), several Christian saints * Julian (give ...

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