Irina Brook

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Irina Brook is an Anglo-French theatre and opera director known for her work in both classical and contemporary productions.

Personal life

Born in Paris to director Peter Brook and actress Natasha Parry, she was educated between England and France before moving to New York to study acting with Stella Adler, making her stage debut in Off-Broadway productions.[1]

Career

Brook’s recognition as a theatre director came in London in 1996 with ‘Beast on the Moon’[2] at the Battersea Arts Centre. She directed productions of ‘Mrs Klein’[3] at the Palace Theatre and ‘All’s Well that Ends Well’[4][5] at the Oxford Playhouse before establishing herself in Paris with her French adaptation of ‘Beast on the Moon’, which won five Molière Awards, including Best Director and Best Play.[6]

Her opera career began directing Mozart’s ‘Die Zauberflöte[7]’ for the Nederlandse Reisopera. She has since directed a range of operatic works at major opera houses around the world, including Tchaikovsky’s ‘Yevgeny Onegin’, Rossini’s ‘La Cenerentola’ and Verdi’s ‘La Traviata’. Her work at Teatro La Scala in Milan includes ‘Die Sieben Todsünden’, ‘La Rodine’ and ‘Il Matrimonio Segreto’.

In 2003 she formed Irina’s Dream Theatre Company,[8] through which she toured globally with productions of Brecht’s ‘Der Gute Mensch von Sezuan’,[9] Marivaux’s ‘L’Île des Esclaves’ and ‘A Midsummer Night’s Dream’ internationally. Her work at major festivals includes the Salzburg Festival, Barbican Centre, Spoleto Festival, and her production The Island Trilogy, which toured internationally.[10]

From 2014-2021, she was the first female Director of the Théâtre National de Nice,[11] where she produced, curated and directed the theatre’s programme.

Her work in theatre and opera has been recognised with several awards, including the ‘Chevalier and Officier of the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres’, the ‘Molière Award’ for Best Director & Best Play and in 2023 the ‘Commandeur de l’Ordre des Arts et des Lettres’.

Theatre

Beast on the Moon[12] 1996 BAC, London
Mrs Klein[13] 1997 The Palace, Watford
All’s Well that Ends Well[14] 1997 Playhouse, Oxford
Une Bête sur la Lune (Beast on the Moon)[15] 1998 Théâtre de l'Oeuvre, Paris
Resonance[16] 2000 Theâtre de l'Atelier, Paris
Der Gute Mensch von Sezuan 2004 Theatre National de Challiot, Paris
Der Gute Mensch von Sezuan 2005 International Tour
The Canterville Ghosts[17] 2008 Shakespeare & Company, Masscheutas
A Midsummer Night’s Dream[18] 2008 Dedans-Dehors, Brittany & International Tour
Somewhere…la Mancha[19] 2008 Villeneuve-lès-Avignon Festival & International Tour
The Tempest[20] 2012 Salzberg Festival
Peer Gynt[21] 2012 Salzberg Festival
The Island Trilogy (La Trilogie des Îles)[22] 2013 Spoleto Festival
The Island Trilogy (La Trilogie des Îles) 2013 International Tour
The Odyssey 2014 Theatre National, Nice
Peer Gynt 2014 Barbican Theatre, London
Artistic Director 2014 - 2021 Theatre National, Nice
Artist-in-Residence[23] 2021 Teatro Stabile del Veneto, Venice
Artist-in-Residence 2023 Château d’Hardelot’s Elizabethan Globe Theatre

Opera

Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute)[24][25] 1999 & 2001 Nederlandse Reisopera
Yevgeny Onegin[26] 2002 Festival d’Aix-en-Provence
La Cenerentola[27] 2003 Théâtre des Champs-Elysées, Paris
Yevgeny Onegin[28] 2004 International Tour
La Traviata[29] 2004 Opéra de Lille
La Cenerentola[30][31] 2004 Teatro Comunale di Bologna
Giulio Cesare[32] 2006 Théâtre des Champs-Elysées, Paris
La Traviata 2007 Teatro Comunale di Bologna
Don Pasquale[33] 2017 Vienna State Opera
L’elisir d’amore[34] 2017 Deutsche Opera, Berlin
A Midsummer Night’s Dream[35] 2019 Vienna State Opera
Mahagonny-Songspiel[36] 2021 La Scala, Milan
Die Sieben Todsünden[37] 2021 La Scala, Milan
Il Matrimonio Segreto[38] 2022 La Scala, Milan
La Rondine[39][40] 2024 La Scala, Milan
Carmen[41][42] 2025 Nikikai Opera, Tokyo
Brecht/Weill Triple Brill[43] 2025 La Scala, Milan

Awards

Best Director[44] 1998 Molière Award
Best Play[45] 1998 Molière Award
New TalentScript error: No such module "Unsubst". 1999 Société des Auteurs et Compositeurs Dramatiques
Molière de la révélation théâtrale féminine[46] 2000 Molière Award
Prix MitraniScript error: No such module "Unsubst". 2002 International Festival of Audiovisual Programs (FIPA)
Chevalier and Officier[47] 2002 Ordre des Arts et des Lettres
Commandeur de l’Ordre[48] 2017 Ordre des Arts et des Lettres

References

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