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Phelim McDermott
From: Manchester, England. LA Opera: Akhnaten (2016, debut); Satyagraha (2018); BambinO (2021-24).
In 1996, stage director Phelim McDermott co-founded Improbable. Productions with Improbable include the multi-award-winning 70 Hill Lane and numerous other shows. For Improbable, he has also directed The Hours in collaboration with the Metropolitan Opera; Akhnaten and Aida in collaboration with English National Opera; Satyagraha in collaboration with ENO and the Met; The Perfect American in collaboration with ENO and Teatro Real, Madrid; and Così fan tutte in collaboration with ENO and the Met. He developed and co-directed the Broadway musical The Addams Family. For the Metropolitan Opera, he also directed the 125th anniversary gala and the world premiere of The Enchanted Island. He directed the “junk opera” Shockheaded Peter (London, Off-Broadway, world tour), which won an Olivier Award for Best Entertainment, TMA Award for Best Touring Production and Best Director, and a Critics Circle Best Designer Award. His work in opera also includes BambinO, an opera for six- to 18-month-old babies, by Liam Paterson. (Improbable.co.uk)
In 1996, stage director Phelim McDermott co-founded Improbable. Productions with Improbable include the multi-award-winning 70 Hill Lane and numerous other shows. For Improbable, he has also directed The Hours in collaboration with the Metropolitan Opera; Akhnaten and Aida in collaboration with English National Opera; Satyagraha in collaboration with ENO and the Met; The Perfect American in collaboration with ENO and Teatro Real, Madrid; and Così fan tutte in collaboration with ENO and the Met. He developed and co-directed the Broadway musical The Addams Family. For the Metropolitan Opera, he also directed the 125th anniversary gala and the world premiere of The Enchanted Island. He directed the “junk opera” Shockheaded Peter (London, Off-Broadway, world tour), which won an Olivier Award for Best Entertainment, TMA Award for Best Touring Production and Best Director, and a Critics Circle Best Designer Award. His work in opera also includes BambinO, an opera for six- to 18-month-old babies, by Liam Paterson. (Improbable.co.uk)