JOHN BURROWS has been acclaimed in Europe and America as both conductor and musical director.

A native of England, and a United States resident since 1980, he co-founded the Lyric Opera of Dallas, serving as the company’s Artistic Director and Principal Conductor until 1992, presiding over 25 productions from Mozart and Rossini to Offenbach and Bernstein, winning enthusiastic critical response.

John has appeared as Guest Conductor with the National Symphony Orchestra, Opera Northeast (New York), Shreveport Opera, Fort Worth Opera, Opera Theatre of San Antonio, OperaDelaware, and the American Music Theatre Festival. Venues have included London’s Royal Albert and Queen Elizabeth Halls and the Barbican Centre, as well as Washington’s Kennedy Center, Philadelphia’s Merriam Theatre, and New York’s Kaye Playhouse. He has headed tours of Europe, the U.S. and Canada, and in the past two years has accompanied Swiss soprano Sylvie Söderlund in art-song recitals in Stockholm, Montreux and London.

For twelve seasons, John prepared productions for English National Opera, and was the prompter for the legendary Ring of the Nibelungs at the London Coliseum under Sir Reginald Goodall. He was the Musical Director of A Chorus Line at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane, conducting over 250 performances, and was the original Musical Director of two long-running Mermaid Theatre revues, Cowardy Custard and Cole. He was studio conductor for several television operas at the BBC and his broadcast experience extended into composing, arranging for - and even appearing in - a number of BBC TV drama productions. He recently returned to the broadcast world as temporary Acquisitions Producer for National Public Radio’s Performance Today, and in 2000 his expertise was called upon for a live interview on NPR in connection with the Oscar Award winning movie, Topsy Turvy.

During his residency in Washington, DC (1996-99), John wrote and musically directed three productions for the In-Series presented on the campus of George Washington University: Ein Berliner Kabarett in 1996, Mozart’s Men in 1998, and his 1999 revue, Noël and Cole. In 1996 he conducted the Washington Savoyards, America's oldest G&S company, in the world première of his new performing edition of The Grand Duke, a production directed by Roberta Morrell.

We would be delighted to put groups in touch with John if you are interested in performing his new edition of THE GRAND DUKE. Please e-mail us.