Humphrey Burton — Marquee

Humphrey Burton

Directing · 1931–2025 · Trowbridge, Wiltshire, England, UK

Author, broadcaster, director and producer. First Head of Music and Arts for BBC Television 1965-1967. Resumed the position again from 1975-1981 after an eight year absence in commercial television as a founder-member of London Weekend Television. For his work as a director, he has won four Emmy Awards, two British Academy Awards and as a presenter received the Royal Television Society Silver medal and Sony Gold Award.

Known for

Die Fledermaus

8.2

Die Fledermaus

1984 · Director

Lulu

7.8

Lulu

1996 · Director

Boris Godunov

7.3

Boris Godunov

1990 · Director

Andrea Chénier

7.3

Andrea Chénier

1985 · Director

Die Entführung aus dem Serail

5.8

Die Entführung aus dem Serail

1987 · Director

The Unanswered Question V : The Twentieth Century Crisis

7.7

The Unanswered Question V : The Twentieth Century Crisis

1976 · Director

Bernstein/Beethoven

8.0

Bernstein/Beethoven

1982 · Series · Director

Candide

7.5

Candide

1991 · Director

Pelléas and Mélisande

5.0

Pelléas and Mélisande

Director

The Unanswered Question I : Musical Phonology

9.0

The Unanswered Question I : Musical Phonology

1976 · Director

The Little Drummer Boy: An Essay on Mahler by Leonard Bernstein

8.0

The Little Drummer Boy: An Essay on Mahler by Leonard Bernstein

1985 · Director

Bernstein | Beethoven Symphonies 3,4,5

7.5

Bernstein | Beethoven Symphonies 3,4,5

2008 · Director

Directed76

Sibelius: Symphonies Nos. 1, 2, 5 & 7 - Leonard Bernstein & Wiener Philharmoniker

Sibelius: Symphonies Nos. 1, 2, 5 & 7 - Leonard Bernstein & Wiener Philharmoniker

2010 · Director

Haydn: The Creation (Bernstein)

7.0

Haydn: The Creation (Bernstein)

2009 · Director

Leonard Bernstein - Schubert: Symphony No. 9 / Schumann: Manfred Overture

Leonard Bernstein - Schubert: Symphony No. 9 / Schumann: Manfred Overture

2008 · Director

Bernstein conducts Bernstein

Bernstein conducts Bernstein

2008 · Director

Bernstein | Beethoven Symphonies 3,4,5

7.5

Bernstein | Beethoven Symphonies 3,4,5

2008 · Director

Schumann: The Symphonies - Leonard Bernstein

Schumann: The Symphonies - Leonard Bernstein

2008 · Director

Bernstein | Beethoven Symphonies 2,6,7

Bernstein | Beethoven Symphonies 2,6,7

2008 · Director

Beethoven Piano Concertos Nos. 3, 4 & 5

Beethoven Piano Concertos Nos. 3, 4 & 5

2007 · Director

Sir Georg Solti The Maestro Vol. 3 (Wagner - Richard Strauss)

Sir Georg Solti The Maestro Vol. 3 (Wagner - Richard Strauss)

2007 · Director

Mozart: Requiem

Mozart: Requiem

2007 · Director

Rostropovich Life & Art

7.0

Rostropovich Life & Art

2007 · Director

Bach The Cello Suites

Bach The Cello Suites

2007 · Director

Sir Georg Solti The Maestro Vol. 1 (Rossini - Mendelssohn)

Sir Georg Solti The Maestro Vol. 1 (Rossini - Mendelssohn)

2007 · Director

Brahms Academic Festival, Tragic Overtures/ Variations on a Theme by Haydn/Serenade No. 2

Brahms Academic Festival, Tragic Overtures/ Variations on a Theme by Haydn/Serenade No. 2

2007 · Director

Bernstein in Paris: Berlioz Requiem

Bernstein in Paris: Berlioz Requiem

2006 · Director

Bernstein in London: Verdi Requiem

Bernstein in London: Verdi Requiem

2006 · Director

Schubert Final Three Piano Sonatas D958, D959, D960 - Alfred Brendel

Schubert Final Three Piano Sonatas D958, D959, D960 - Alfred Brendel

2006 · Director

Mozart Great Mass in C Minor; Ave Verum Corpus; Exsultate Jubilate

Mozart Great Mass in C Minor; Ave Verum Corpus; Exsultate Jubilate

2006 · Director

Created

BBC Young Musician

10.0

BBC Young Musician

1978 · Series · Creator

Acting

New York, New York - Saturday in SoHo/Watching My Name Go By

New York, New York - Saturday in SoHo/Watching My Name Go By

1976 · Presenter

Conversations with Glenn Gould

Conversations with Glenn Gould

1966 · Series · Interviewer

Gordon Jacob

Gordon Jacob

1959 · Commentator

In development

Mahler Bernstein Das Lied von Der Erde

Mahler Bernstein Das Lied von Der Erde

Director