Calixto Bieito
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| birth_place = Miranda de Ebro, Spain
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| nationality = Spanish
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Calixto Bieito (Miranda de Ebro, 2 November 1963) is a Spanish theater director known for his radical interpretations of classic operas.
Biography
Born in the small town of Miranda de Ebro, Bieito moved to Barcelona with his family when he was 14. His mother was an amateur singer who encouraged him to play piano. His father was a railway worker, though he also shared a love of music, particularly the zarzuela tradition. Many of Bieito's uncles and cousins were musicians as well.
From 1999 to 2011, Bieito was Artistic Director of the Teatre Romea in Barcelona{{cite web | title=Calixto Bieito – Personen – Semperoper Dresden | website=Semperoper Dresden | url=https://www.semperoper.de/ensemble/personen/peid/calixto-bieito/5835.html | language=de | access-date=28 December 2021}} and from 2010 to 2012, Guest Director of the International Arts Festival of Castilla y León.{{cite web | title=Calixto Bieito – Universität der Künste Berlin | website=Universität der Künste Berlin | url=https://www.udk-berlin.de/en/courses/klangkunstbuehne/klangkunstbuehne-2019-lecturers/dozentinnen-past/2019/calixto-bieito/ | access-date=28 December 2021}} Since 2017, he is Artistic Director of the opera house Teatro Arriaga in Bilbao.{{cite web | title=Calixto Bieito, Direction | website=werktreue | date=21 April 2020 | url=https://werktreue.com/calixto-bieito/?lang=en | access-date=28 December 2021}}
References
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{{cite web |last1=Coveney |first1=Michael |title=Profile: Calixto Bieito |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2004/aug/07/classicalmusicandopera |website=The Guardian |date=6 August 2004}}
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Category:People from Miranda de Ebro
Category:Spanish opera directors
Category:Spanish theatre directors
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