Background
Keene, Christopher was born on December 21, 1946 in Berkeley, California, United States. Son of James Phillip and Yvonne San Jule Yvette (Cyr) Keene.
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- Guest conductor Spoleto Festival, 1968, 69, 71, music director, 1977. Museum director, American Ballet Company, 1969-1970. With Santa Fe Opera, 1971, Covent Garden, 1973, New York City Opera, 1970 (Julius Rudel award), Metropolitan Opera, 1971, Chicago Symphony, 1976, Berlin Opera, 1976.Numerous guest appearances opera companies, major symphony orchestras, since 1972. Museum director, president Artpark, 1975-1989, Syracuse Symphony Orchestra, 1975-1984, Long Island Philharmonic, 1979-1989. Conductor world premiere Rasputin (Reise), The Most Important Man (Menotti), 1971, Yerma (Villa-Lobos), 1971.Conductor New York premiere X, The Life and Times of Malcom X (Davis), Of Mice and Men (Floyd), Akhnaten (Glass). Conductor soundtrack Altered States. Composer: ballet The Consort, 1970.Author: libretto Duchess of Malfi. Translator others. Works presented include by Roger Sessions, Keith Jarrett, William Schuman, Joseph Schwantner, Michael Tippett, Stephen Douglas, John Corigliano, David Diamond.Recordings include Diamonds 5th Symphony, soundtrack for film Altered States.
Christopher Keene
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Christopher Keene, conductor, author, librettist, musician. Recipient Ditson Conductor's award Columbia University, 1991.
Education
Student, University California, Berkeley, 1967.
Career
Conductor and arts administrator. Assistant Conductor San Francisco Opera 1966, San Diego Opera 1967. Joined conducting staff New York City Opera as Julius Rudel.
Debut with Ginastera’s Don Rodrigo 1970, Music Director 1982-1986, General Director since 1989. European debut with Menotti’s The Saint of Bleecker Street, Spoleto Festival 1968, then Music Director Spoleto Festival and Spoleto Festival United States of America. Appointed Music Director Artpark 1974, President 1985-1989.
Music Director American Ballet Company 1969-1971. Guest Conductor Metropolitan Opera, Royal Opera at Covent Garden, Vienna Volksoper, Hamburg Staatsoper, Deutsche Oper of Berlin, and Netherlands, Santa Fe, Cincinnati, Chicago Lyric, St. Louis, Stuttgart and Baltimore Lyric opera cos.
Works
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Other Work
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Guest conductor Spoleto Festival, 1968, 69, 71, music director, 1977. Museum director, American Ballet Company, 1969-1970. With Santa Fe Opera, 1971, Covent Garden, 1973, New York City Opera, 1970 (Julius Rudel award), Metropolitan Opera, 1971, Chicago Symphony, 1976, Berlin Opera, 1976.Numerous guest appearances opera companies, major symphony orchestras, since 1972. Museum director, president Artpark, 1975-1989, Syracuse Symphony Orchestra, 1975-1984, Long Island Philharmonic, 1979-1989. Conductor world premiere Rasputin (Reise), The Most Important Man (Menotti), 1971, Yerma (Villa-Lobos), 1971.Conductor New York premiere X, The Life and Times of Malcom X (Davis), Of Mice and Men (Floyd), Akhnaten (Glass). Conductor soundtrack Altered States. Composer: ballet The Consort, 1970.Author: libretto Duchess of Malfi. Translator others. Works presented include by Roger Sessions, Keith Jarrett, William Schuman, Joseph Schwantner, Michael Tippett, Stephen Douglas, John Corigliano, David Diamond.Recordings include Diamonds 5th Symphony, soundtrack for film Altered States.
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Connections
Married Sara Frances Rhodes, December 21, 1967. Children: Anthony Alexander, Nicholas Patrick.
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Nationality
American
Education
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1967
Career
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1966
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1967
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1982 - 1986
Awards
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Recipient Ditson Conductor's award Columbia University, 1991.Recipient Ditson Conductor's award Columbia University, 1991.