Sir George Christie
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Sir George Christie was a prominent British opera administrator best known for his long tenure as chairman of the Glyndebourne Festival Opera.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Sir George Christie canonical | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
British person
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human ⓘ opera administrator ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Commander of the Order of the British Empire
NERFINISHED
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Knight Bachelor ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | cancer ⓘ |
| child | Gus Christie NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
United Kingdom
ⓘ
United Kingdom ⓘ
surface form:
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
|
| dateOfBirth | 1934-12-31 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 2014-05-07 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Eton College
ⓘ
Trinity College, Cambridge ⓘ |
| employer |
Glyndebourne
NERFINISHED
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Glyndebourne Festival Opera NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| endTime | 1999 ⓘ |
| father | John Christie NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
opera management
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performing arts administration ⓘ |
| genre | opera ⓘ |
| honorificPrefix | Sir ⓘ |
| honouredIn | 1994 Birthday Honours ⓘ |
| knownFor |
expanding Glyndebourne’s artistic reputation
ⓘ
modernising Glyndebourne Festival Opera ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mother | Audrey Mildmay NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| name | George Henry Christie NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nationality | British ⓘ |
| notableFor | chairmanship of Glyndebourne Festival Opera ⓘ |
| notableWork | development of the new Glyndebourne opera house ⓘ |
| occupation |
arts administrator
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opera administrator ⓘ |
| oversaw | construction of a new opera house at Glyndebourne in the 1990s ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
England
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London, England ⓘ
surface form:
London
United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
East Sussex
NERFINISHED
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England ⓘ Lewes NERFINISHED ⓘ United Kingdom ⓘ |
| positionHeld | chairman of Glyndebourne Festival Opera ⓘ |
| residence |
East Sussex
NERFINISHED
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Glyndebourne NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spouse | Mary Nicholson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| startTime | 1958 ⓘ |
| workLocation | East Sussex NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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