Kasper Holten (Stage Director)
Born: 29th March 1973, Copenhagen
Nationality: Danish
Kasper Holten was born in Copenhagen in 1973 and worked as an assistant to David Pountney and Harry Kupfer before being appointed artistic director of the Royal Danish Opera whilst still in his twenties; his work there included an acclaimed staging of Der Ring des Nibelungen which was released on DVD and won a Gramophone Award in 2009.
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Interview,
Kasper Holten on Das Liebesverbot
With his new production of Die Meistersinger opening at Covent Garden tonight, Katherine talks to the director about his recent staging of Wagner's neglected early comic opera.
Interview,
Kasper Holten on Don Giovanni
Katherine talks to the director of the Royal Opera House about his recent production of Mozart's darkest opera, out now on DVD and Blu-ray and due for revival in the spring.