Dominique Le Gendre
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| origin = Trinidad and Tobago
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| occupation = Musician, composer
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Dominique Le Gendre (born 16 September 1960 in Trinidad and Tobago) is a music composer based in London, England.{{Cite news|author=Paul Levy|author-link=Paul Levy (journalist)|date=2008-10-10|title=Putting Antigone's World in Context|work=The Wall Street Journal|url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB122359284291620957|access-date=2020-12-30|issn=0099-9660}} Le Gendre is a former associate of the Royal Opera House and received an opera commission.{{Cite web|date=2011-09-22|title=Dominique Le Gendre: Magic in the night|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/features/dominique-le-gendre-magic-in-the-night-419244.html|access-date=2020-12-30|work=The Independent}} She has also provided music for the Shakespeare Globe Theatre, Talawa Theatre Company, and the Theatre of Black Women, among other places.{{Cite web|date=2008-07-12|title=Heaney to stage an opera at the Globe|url=http://www.theguardian.com/music/2008/jul/13/classicalmusicandopera.shakespeare|access-date=2020-12-30|work=The Guardian}} She provided the music for an opera with words by Seamus Heaney.{{Cite news|date=2006-10-19|title=Trinidadian's opera takes flight|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/6055036.stm|access-date=2020-12-30}}
Early life and career
Le Gendre was born and brought up in Trinidad and Tobago and her involvement in music began from an early age, playing the guitar for her local church choir from age 10.{{Cite magazine|issue=80|author=Tracy Assing|date=July–August 2006|title=Dominique Le Gendre: musical tales|url=https://www.caribbean-beat.com/issue-80/musical-tales|access-date=2020-12-30|magazine=Caribbean Beat}} Le Gendre's Bird of Night was her first full-length opera which premiered at Linbury Studio Theatre, London.{{Cite web|date=2006-10-21|title=Bird of Night, Linbury Studio Theatre, London|url=http://www.theguardian.com/music/2006/oct/21/classicalmusicandopera1|access-date=2020-12-30|work=The Guardian}} She has composed music for theatre, dance, art installations, film, television and radio drama for BBC Radio 3 and Radio 4. She has composed and produced music for all 38 Shakespeare plays recorded for the audio CD collection, The Complete Arkangel Shakespeare, directed by Clive Brill.{{Cite web|last=Issue 46|first=Bruce Paddington {{!}}|date=2000-11-02|title=Dominique Le Gendre — Shakespeare and me|url=https://www.caribbean-beat.com/issue-46/shakespeare-and-me|access-date=2020-12-30|work=Caribbean Beat}} In 2018 Le Gendre composed and directed music for the critically acclaimed Production of Richard II at Shakespeare's Globe.{{Cite web|title=Shakespeare's Globe Announces Full Casting for Richard II|url=https://www.broadwayworld.com/westend/article/Shakespeares-Globe-Announces-Full-Casting-For-RICHARD-II-20181012|access-date=2020-12-30|website=BroadwayWorld}}{{Cite news|last=Marlowe|first=Sam|title=Review: Richard II at the Sam Wanamaker Playhouse, SE1|url=https://www.thetimes.com/culture/theatre-dance/article/theatre-richard-ii-at-the-sam-wanamaker-playhouse-se1-8h5snkxdf|date=7 March 2019|access-date=2020-12-30|work=The Times}} She has composed music for many films like Dreams in Transit, Sixth Happiness, The Body of a Poet, I Is a long Memoried Woman, The Healer, Runaway Bay, and others.{{Cite web|title=Creole of the Opera|url=http://www.guardian.co.tt/article-6.2.395734.f34719cf11|date=19 February 2013|access-date=2020-12-30|work=Trinidad and Tobago Guardian}}{{Cite web|title=Guest singer shares rich Caribbean culture with students|url=https://www.theechonews.com/article/2019/10/hlcopd2kejbsrn2|access-date=2020-12-30|website=The Echo}}
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External links
- {{Official|https://www.dominiquelegendre.com}}
- {{IMDb name|1618572}}
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Category:English people of Trinidad and Tobago descent
Category:Women opera composers