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Amanda Holden (writer)

Amanda Juliet Holden (née Warren; 19 January 1948 – 7 September 2021) was a British pianist, librettist, translator, editor and academic teacher. She is known for translating opera librettos to more contemporary English for the English National Opera, and for writing new librettos, especially in collaboration with Brett Dean. She contributed to encyclopedias such as the New Penguin Opera Guide.

Amanda Holden
Born
Amanda Juliet Warren

(1948-01-19)19 January 1948
London, England
Died7 September 2021(2021-09-07) (aged 73)
Education
Occupations
  • Pianist
  • Librettist
  • Translator
  • Academic teacher
  • Editor
Spouse
(m. 1971; div. 1988)
Children3
Parents
AwardsLaurence Olivier Award

Life and career edit

Amanda Juliet Warren was born in London,[1] the daughter of Sir Brian Warren and Dame Josephine Barnes. She was educated at Benenden School,[2] and studied at Lady Margaret Hall, Oxford, with Egon Wellesz[3] where she gained a Master of Arts (MA), at Guildhall School of Music and Drama and a MA at the American University, Washington, DC. She also had degrees from the Royal Academy of Music (ARCM and LRAM).[2] She first worked as a freelance pianist and accompanist, teacher at the Guildhall School, and therapist from 1973 to 1986.[1][4]

Librettos and other texts for the stage edit

Many of Holden's opera libretto translations were commissioned by the English National Opera (ENO).[3][4] She translated Mozart's Don Giovanni for Jonathan Miller in 1985.[4] For the ENO, she also translated Handel's Partenope,[4] Rodelinda,[5] Ariodante, Alcina and Agrippina,[4] Donizetti's Lucia di Lammermoor, Rossini's The Barber of Seville, and Puccini's La bohème.[6]

Holden translated HK Gruber's Gloria: A Pigtale[7] in 2002, which critic Bernard Holland of The New York Times found heavy-handed but "rescued by Amanda Holden's clever English version".[8] She made a "highly acclaimed translation" of Puccini's Madama Butterfly for David Freeman's production at the Royal Albert Hall in 2011.[9] Holden prepared the "deft" narration for a concert performance of Weber's Der Freischütz presented by the London Symphony Orchestra at the Barbican Centre in April 2012.[10] She translated Gluck's Orpheus and Eurydice for the St. Louis Opera in 2018, Pascal Dusapin's Passion for its UK premiere at the Music Theatre Wales in 2018, and Hans Abrahamsen's The Snow Queen for Munich in 2019.[5]

Holden's librettos for contemporary operas include Bliss, for the Australian composer Brett Dean which was premiered by Opera Australia.[6] The Age compared Holden's partnership with Dean in "long-distance collaboration" to the composer–librettist partnerships of Mozart and da Ponte, and Richard Strauss and Hugo von Hofmannsthal.[11] She wrote the libretto for Mark-Anthony Turnage's The Silver Tassie, which premiered at the ENO in 2000, and for which Holden and Turnage jointly received the Laurence Olivier Award for Outstanding Achievement in Opera in 2001.[2][4] She also wrote texts for plays, songs, concert works and music theatre.[4]

Publications edit

Holden's publications include contributions to The Mozart Compendium in 1990, the New Penguin Opera Guide in 2001[1] and the Penguin Concise Guide to Opera in 2005.[2] James Oestreich, writing in The New York Times, described the New Penguin Opera Guide as a "valuable source" and "most impressive", though he would have liked the index to cover performers, places and events – rather than just the composers and librettists.[12]

Her works included:

  • Amanda Holden (ed.): The Penguin Concise Guide to Opera. Penguin, reprinted 2005.
  • Amanda Holden (ed.): The New Penguin Opera Guide. Penguin 2001. (Reprinted in paperback 2003)
  • Amanda Holden (ed.): The Penguin Opera Guide. Penguin 1995. (Reprinted in paperback 1997)
  • Amanda Holden, Nicholas Kenyon and Stephen Walsh (eds.): The Viking Opera Guide. (with CD-ROM) 1993

Personal life edit

Holden married writer and broadcaster Anthony Holden in 1971. They had three sons and divorced in 1988.[2] She died on 7 September 2021, at the age of 73.[6]

References edit

  1. ^ a b c "Amanda Holden". Oxford Reference. Retrieved 10 September 2021.
  2. ^ a b c d e Holden /Amanda, Who's Who (UK), 2012
  3. ^ a b . Penguin Books. 3 April 2012. Archived from the original on 3 April 2012.
  4. ^ a b c d e f g "Amanda Holden". Opera Australia. Retrieved 10 September 2021.
  5. ^ a b "Amanda Holden". English National Opera. 2019. Retrieved 10 September 2021.
  6. ^ a b c "ENO saddened to hear of the death of librettist, translator and author Amanda Holden". English National Opera. 2021. Retrieved 11 September 2021.
  7. ^ "Mahogany Opera at Linbury Theatre – HK Gruber's Gloria: A Pigtale". classicalsource.com. 18 July 2014. Retrieved 10 September 2012.
  8. ^ Holland, Bernard (29 July 2002). "Critic's Notebook; Mining Music in Breathtaking Mountains". The New York Times. Retrieved 20 January 2012.
  9. ^ "Madam Butterfly". Royal Albert Hall. 24 February 2011. Retrieved 20 January 2012.
  10. ^ Shirley, Hugo (20 April 2012). "Der Freischütz, LSO, Barbican". The Daily Telegraph. London. Retrieved 20 April 2012.
  11. ^ Shmith, Michael (11 May 2009). "Opera as bliss and hell". The Age. Retrieved 20 January 2012.
  12. ^ Oestreich, James R. (1 September 2002). "High Notes: Covering Opera, if not its world". The New York Times. Retrieved 20 January 2012.

External links edit

  • Official website
  • Amanda Holden discography at Discogs
  • Amanda Holden at IMDb
  • Lebrecht, Norman (9 September 2021). "Amanda Holden has died". Slipped Disc.
  • Amanda Holden operascotland.org
  • The Snow Queen / Hans Abrahamsen operanationaldurhin.eu 2021

amanda, holden, writer, amanda, juliet, holden, née, warren, january, 1948, september, 2021, british, pianist, librettist, translator, editor, academic, teacher, known, translating, opera, librettos, more, contemporary, english, english, national, opera, writi. Amanda Juliet Holden nee Warren 19 January 1948 7 September 2021 was a British pianist librettist translator editor and academic teacher She is known for translating opera librettos to more contemporary English for the English National Opera and for writing new librettos especially in collaboration with Brett Dean She contributed to encyclopedias such as the New Penguin Opera Guide Amanda HoldenBornAmanda Juliet Warren 1948 01 19 19 January 1948London EnglandDied7 September 2021 2021 09 07 aged 73 EducationLady Margaret Hall Oxford Guildhall School of Music and Drama American University Royal Academy of MusicOccupationsPianist Librettist Translator Academic teacher EditorSpouseAnthony Holden m 1971 div 1988 wbr Children3ParentsBrian Warren father Josephine Barnes mother AwardsLaurence Olivier Award Contents 1 Life and career 1 1 Librettos and other texts for the stage 1 2 Publications 1 3 Personal life 2 References 3 External linksLife and career editAmanda Juliet Warren was born in London 1 the daughter of Sir Brian Warren and Dame Josephine Barnes She was educated at Benenden School 2 and studied at Lady Margaret Hall Oxford with Egon Wellesz 3 where she gained a Master of Arts MA at Guildhall School of Music and Drama and a MA at the American University Washington DC She also had degrees from the Royal Academy of Music ARCM and LRAM 2 She first worked as a freelance pianist and accompanist teacher at the Guildhall School and therapist from 1973 to 1986 1 4 Librettos and other texts for the stage edit Many of Holden s opera libretto translations were commissioned by the English National Opera ENO 3 4 She translated Mozart s Don Giovanni for Jonathan Miller in 1985 4 For the ENO she also translated Handel s Partenope 4 Rodelinda 5 Ariodante Alcina and Agrippina 4 Donizetti s Lucia di Lammermoor Rossini s The Barber of Seville and Puccini s La boheme 6 Holden translated HK Gruber s Gloria A Pigtale 7 in 2002 which critic Bernard Holland of The New York Times found heavy handed but rescued by Amanda Holden s clever English version 8 She made a highly acclaimed translation of Puccini s Madama Butterfly for David Freeman s production at the Royal Albert Hall in 2011 9 Holden prepared the deft narration for a concert performance of Weber s Der Freischutz presented by the London Symphony Orchestra at the Barbican Centre in April 2012 10 She translated Gluck s Orpheus and Eurydice for the St Louis Opera in 2018 Pascal Dusapin s Passion for its UK premiere at the Music Theatre Wales in 2018 and Hans Abrahamsen s The Snow Queen for Munich in 2019 5 Holden s librettos for contemporary operas include Bliss for the Australian composer Brett Dean which was premiered by Opera Australia 6 The Age compared Holden s partnership with Dean in long distance collaboration to the composer librettist partnerships of Mozart and da Ponte and Richard Strauss and Hugo von Hofmannsthal 11 She wrote the libretto for Mark Anthony Turnage s The Silver Tassie which premiered at the ENO in 2000 and for which Holden and Turnage jointly received the Laurence Olivier Award for Outstanding Achievement in Opera in 2001 2 4 She also wrote texts for plays songs concert works and music theatre 4 Publications edit Holden s publications include contributions to The Mozart Compendium in 1990 the New Penguin Opera Guide in 2001 1 and the Penguin Concise Guide to Opera in 2005 2 James Oestreich writing in The New York Times described the New Penguin Opera Guide as a valuable source and most impressive though he would have liked the index to cover performers places and events rather than just the composers and librettists 12 Her works included Amanda Holden ed The Penguin Concise Guide to Opera Penguin reprinted 2005 Amanda Holden ed The New Penguin Opera Guide Penguin 2001 Reprinted in paperback 2003 Amanda Holden ed The Penguin Opera Guide Penguin 1995 Reprinted in paperback 1997 Amanda Holden Nicholas Kenyon and Stephen Walsh eds The Viking Opera Guide with CD ROM 1993Personal life edit Holden married writer and broadcaster Anthony Holden in 1971 They had three sons and divorced in 1988 2 She died on 7 September 2021 at the age of 73 6 References edit a b c Amanda Holden Oxford Reference Retrieved 10 September 2021 a b c d e Holden Amanda Who s Who UK 2012 a b Amanda Holden Penguin Books 3 April 2012 Archived from the original on 3 April 2012 a b c d e f g Amanda Holden Opera Australia Retrieved 10 September 2021 a b Amanda Holden English National Opera 2019 Retrieved 10 September 2021 a b c ENO saddened to hear of the death of librettist translator and author Amanda Holden English National Opera 2021 Retrieved 11 September 2021 Mahogany Opera at Linbury Theatre HK Gruber s Gloria A Pigtale classicalsource com 18 July 2014 Retrieved 10 September 2012 Holland Bernard 29 July 2002 Critic s Notebook Mining Music in Breathtaking Mountains The New York Times Retrieved 20 January 2012 Madam Butterfly Royal Albert Hall 24 February 2011 Retrieved 20 January 2012 Shirley Hugo 20 April 2012 Der Freischutz LSO Barbican The Daily Telegraph London Retrieved 20 April 2012 Shmith Michael 11 May 2009 Opera as bliss and hell The Age Retrieved 20 January 2012 Oestreich James R 1 September 2002 High Notes Covering Opera if not its world The New York Times Retrieved 20 January 2012 External links editOfficial website Amanda Holden discography at Discogs Amanda Holden at IMDb Lebrecht Norman 9 September 2021 Amanda Holden has died Slipped Disc Amanda Holden operascotland org The Snow Queen Hans Abrahamsen operanationaldurhin eu 2021Portals nbsp Biography nbsp Opera Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Amanda Holden writer amp oldid 1071414318, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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