Arms of the 1st to 6th and 15th Earls of Northesk

Patrick Charles Carnegy, 15th Earl of Northesk (born 23 September 1940),Dr Patrick Carnegy Authorised Biography
– Debrett’s People of Today. is a British

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, journalist and scholar. Carnegy was educated at

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and

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, matriculating in 1960. His books include ''Faust as Musician: A Study of Thomas Mann’s novel ‘Doctor Faustus’'' (1973) and ''Wagner and the Art of the Theatre'' (2006, Royal Philharmonic Soc Award, Special Jury Prize George Freedley Memorial Award), which took 40 years to write. Other publications include reviews and articles on German literature, music, opera (especially Wagner) and theatre for The Times Literary and Educational Supplements, the London Review of Books, The Spectator, Opera, The Musical Times, and other journals. As a broadcaster he was a regular contributor in the 1970s and 1980s to BBC Radio 4's arts magazine ''

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''. Contributions to Radio 3 have included documentaries on Thomas Mann, Kafka, the Barenboim/Kupfer Ring at Bayreuth (1988), and the first assessment of the Ring on DVD for CD Review (2008) Radio 3's ''CD Review''. For television he contributed to BBC 2's documentary film Wagner in the Great Composers series (1998). In 1988 he was invited by

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to create the post of Dramaturg (literary and repertory adviser) at the

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. There he initiated a programme of lectures, study days and other events open to all. He was awarded a Leverhulme Research Fellowship (1994–1996). He was a founding member of the Bayreuth International Arts Centre and served on the BBC Central Music Advisory Committee (1986–1989) and on the BBC General Advisory Council (1990–1996). Lord Northesk is an

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descendant of

David Carnegie, 2nd Earl of Northesk David Carnegie, 2nd Earl of Northesk was born the son of John Carnegie, 1st Earl of Northesk and Magdalen Haliburton before 1627. He died on 12 December 1679. He married Lady Jean Maule, daughter of Patrick Maule, 1st Earl of Panmure, on 19 Oct ...

. He inherited the earldom on the death of his eighth cousin once removed,

David Carnegie, 14th Earl of Northesk David John MacRae Carnegie, 14th Earl of Northesk (3 November 1954 – 28 March 2010), styled Lord Rosehill between 1975 and 1994, was a British hereditary peer, landowner and member of the House of Lords. Background David Carnegie was the second ...

, on 28 March 2010.Earl of Northesk
Peerage News, Google Groups, 30 March 2010. Lord Northesk lives with his wife, soprano

Jill Gomez Jill Carnegy, Countess of Northesk (''née'' Gomez; born 21 September 1942) is a Trinidadian and British soprano who enjoyed an active career on the operatic stage and in the concert hall in a wide repertoire, and has made many recordings. Lif ...

, in

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