British opera director
Sir David McVicar (born 1966) is a Scottish opera and theatre director.
Biography.
McVicar was born in Glasgow in 1966. He studied as an actor at the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama, graduating in 1989. In 2007, "The Independent" ranked him among the 100 most influential gay and lesbian people in Britain. He was the guest on the BBC's "Desert Island Discs" on 5 October 2008.
He was created a Knight Bachelor in the 2012 Birthday Honours for services to opera.
Video recordings.
McVicar's productions of "Faust", "Le nozze di Figaro", "Die Zauberflöte", "Rigoletto" and "Salome" at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, his "Carmen" and much-acclaimed "Giulio Cesare" at Glyndebourne, and his "Manon" at the Liceu are all available on DVD.
Of his thirteen productions for the Metropolitan Opera, all are available for streaming in HD video at Met Opera on Demand: 
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