Festival international d'Édimbourg

Le festival international d'Édimbourg (Edinburgh International Festival ou EIF), est un festival artistique inauguré en 1947 qui a lieu chaque année en août à Édimbourg (Écosse) pendant trois semaines. C'est le plus ancien des festivals d'Édimbourg, et il est en quelque sorte considéré comme le festival « officiel ». Plusieurs domaines artistiques sont représentés : pièces de théâtre, spectacles vivants, spectacles musicaux (de musique classique principalement), opéras, chorégraphies et expositions se succèdent. Il attire chaque année plusieurs centaines de milliers de spectateurs.

1. Historique


1. Lieux

Usher Hall (capacité 2 300 places) Festival Theatre (1 800) The Edinburgh Playhouse (2 900) Royal Lyceum Theatre (650) The Queen's Hall (920) The Hub (420)

1. Directeurs

1947 - 1949 : Sir Rudolf Bing 1950 - 1955 : Sir Ian Bruce Hope Hunter 1956 - 1960 : Robert Noel Ponsonby 1961 - 1965 : George Henry Hubert Lascelles, 7e comte de Harewood 1966 - 1978 : Peter Diamand 1979 - 1983 : Sir John Richard Gray Drummond 1984 - 1991 : Frank Dunlop 1992 - 2006 : Sir Brian McMaster Depuis 2006 : Jonathan Mills

1. Notes et références


1. Annexes


1. = Articles connexes =

Festival d'Édimbourg

1. = Liens externes =

Site officiel Site officiel des festivals d’Édimbourg Portail de l’Écosse Portail de la musique Portail du théâtre

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