In 2013, the Metropolitan Opera in New York opened a new production of Richard Wagner'sParsifal directed by Girard.[3] The production received near universal acclaim from critics and audiences alike.[3][4]
His television credits include Le dortoir, Peter Gabriel's Secret World and The Sound of the Carceri, one of the six episodes of Yo Yo Ma Inspired by Bach.
françois, girard, french, sailor, sailor, born, january, 1963, french, canadian, director, screenwriter, from, montreal, born, saint, félicien, quebec, girard, career, began, montreal, video, circuit, 1990, produced, first, feature, film, cargo, attained, inte. For the French sailor see Francois Girard sailor Francois Girard OC 1 born January 12 1963 is a French Canadian director and screenwriter from Montreal Born in Saint Felicien Quebec Girard s career began on the Montreal art video circuit In 1990 he produced his first feature film Cargo he attained international recognition following his 1993 Thirty Two Short Films About Glenn Gould a series of vignettes about the life of piano prodigy Glenn Gould In 1998 he wrote and directed The Red Violin which follows the ownership of a red violin over several centuries The Red Violin won an Academy Award for Best Original Score thirteen Genie Awards and nine Jutra Awards Francois GirardBorn 1963 01 12 January 12 1963 age 59 Saint Felicien Quebec CanadaOccupation s Film directorScreenwriterYears active1990 presentHe has also directed various works for the stage including Stravinsky s Symphony of Psalms Oedipus Rex and Novencento at the Edinburgh International Festival Kafka s The Trial adapted for the stage by Serge Lamothe at the National Arts Centre Ottawa the oratorio Lost Objects at the Brooklyn Academy of Music Siegfried in Toronto and The Lindbergh Flight and The Seven Deadly Sins first in Lyon and then in Edinburgh Girard has also produced a residency show for Cirque du Soleil Zed in Tokyo and Zarkana which opened at Radio City Music Hall in New York in the summer of 2011 2 In 2013 the Metropolitan Opera in New York opened a new production of Richard Wagner s Parsifal directed by Girard 3 The production received near universal acclaim from critics and audiences alike 3 4 His television credits include Le dortoir Peter Gabriel s Secret World and The Sound of the Carceri one of the six episodes of Yo Yo Ma Inspired by Bach Filmography EditCargo 1990 Thirty Two Short Films About Glenn Gould 1993 The Red Violin 1998 Silk 2007 Boychoir 2014 Hochelaga Land of Souls 2017 The Song of Names 2019 References Edit Order of Canada appointees June 2022 21 June 2022 Retrieved 2022 06 29 Official Cirque du Soleil Press Release Archived from the original on 2017 12 25 Retrieved 2010 09 15 a b Tommasini Anthony 17 February 2013 Dark Nights of the Soul in the Kingdom of the Holy Grail The New York Times Retrieved 23 August 2015 Stearns David Patrick Review Metropolitan Opera s Entrancing and Enigmatic Parsifal WQXR New York Public Radio Retrieved 23 August 2015 External links EditFrancois Girard at IMDb Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Francois Girard amp oldid 1117550933, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
