Background
BEDFORD, Steuart John Rudolf was born on July 31, 1939 in London. Son of L. H. and Lesley (Duff) Bedford.
BEDFORD, Steuart John Rudolf was born on July 31, 1939 in London. Son of L. H. and Lesley (Duff) Bedford.
Bachelor, Lancing College, Sussex, England. F.R.C.O., Oxford University. F.R.A.M., Royal Academy Music.
Assistant, conductor, Glyndeboume Festival 1965-1967. English Opera Group (later English Music Theatre), Aldeburgh and London 1967-1973. Artistic Director and Resident Conductor, English Music Theatre and Aldeburgh Festival since 1975.
Musical Director English Sinfonia since 1982. Freelance conductor, numerous performances with English Opera Group. Welsh National Opera, Metropolitan Opera, New York (operas include Death in Venice, The Marriage of Figaro), Royal Danish Opera.
Also at Royal Opera House, Covent Garden (operas include Owen Wingrave, Death in Venice, Cosi fan tutte) Santa Fe Opera, Teatro Colon, Buenos Aires, Brussels, Lyon etc. Conductor for BBC, Netherlands Radio, Belgian Radio.
Freelance conductor: numerous performances with English Opera Group, Welsh National Opera, Metropolitan Opera, New York City Opera, Royal Danish Opera, Covent Garden, Santa Fe Opera, Opera Theatre St. Louis, Teatro Colón, conductor: British Broadcasting Corporation, Netherlands Radio, Belgian Radio.
Golf, skiing.
Married 1st Norma Burrowes in 1969 (divorced in 1980). Married 2nd Celia Harding in 1980.
