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Elijah Moshinsky(1946-2021)

  • Director
  • Production Department
  • Additional Crew
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Elijah Moshinsky was born on 8 January 1946 in Shanghai, China. He was a director, known for Genghis Cohn (1993), The BBC Television Shakespeare (1978) and Theatre Night (1985). He was married to Ruth Dyttman. He died on 14 January 2021 in London, England, UK.
BornJanuary 8, 1946
DiedJanuary 14, 2021(75)
BornJanuary 8, 1946
DiedJanuary 14, 2021(75)
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Known for

Robert Lindsay and Antony Sher in Genghis Cohn (1993)
Genghis Cohn
6.9
  • Director
  • 1993
The BBC Television Shakespeare (1978)
The BBC Television Shakespeare
8.0
TV Series
  • Director
Theatre Night (1985)
Theatre Night
6.7
TV Series
  • Director
Joan Sutherland in Il Trovatore (1983)
Il Trovatore
7.5
TV Movie
  • Director
  • 1983

Credits

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Director

  • William Ash in Anorak of Fire (1998)
    Anorak of Fire
    6.8
    TV Movie
    • Director
    • 1998
  • Brazen Hussies (1996)
    Brazen Hussies
    6.1
    TV Movie
    • Director
    • 1996
  • Screen Two (1984)
    Screen Two
    6.7
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1994
  • Robert Lindsay and Antony Sher in Genghis Cohn (1993)
    Genghis Cohn
    6.9
    • Director
    • 1993
  • The Green Man (1990)
    The Green Man
    7.0
    TV Mini Series
    • Director
    • 1990
  • Theatre Night (1985)
    Theatre Night
    6.7
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1987–1988
  • Jonathan Kent and Maureen Lipman in Love's Labour's Lost (1985)
    Love's Labour's Lost
    6.7
    TV Movie
    • Director
    • 1985
  • The BBC Television Shakespeare (1978)
    The BBC Television Shakespeare
    8.0
    TV Series
    • directed by
    • Director
    • 1981–1985
  • The Midsummer Marriage (1984)
    The Midsummer Marriage
    8.3
    TV Movie
    • Director
    • 1984
  • The Tragedy of Coriolanus (1984)
    The Tragedy of Coriolanus
    7.4
    TV Movie
    • Director
    • 1984
  • Joan Sutherland in Il Trovatore (1983)
    Il Trovatore
    7.5
    TV Movie
    • stage
    • 1983
  • Cymbeline (1982)
    Cymbeline
    7.0
    TV Movie
    • Director
    • 1982
  • A Midsummer Night's Dream (1981)
    A Midsummer Night's Dream
    6.7
    TV Movie
    • Director
    • 1981
  • All's Well That Ends Well (1981)
    All's Well That Ends Well
    6.9
    TV Movie
    • Director
    • 1981

Production Department

  • The Metropolitan Opera HD Live (2006)
    The Metropolitan Opera HD Live
    8.9
    TV Series
    • production
    • 2012–2018
  • Il trovatore (2002)
    Il trovatore
    7.9
    TV Movie
    • production
    • 2002
  • Metropolitan Opera Chorus, Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, and Metropolitan Opera Ballet in The Metropolitan Opera Presents (1977)
    The Metropolitan Opera Presents
    8.2
    TV Series
    • production
    • 2013–2022
  • The Queen of Spades (1999)
    The Queen of Spades
    7.6
    TV Movie
    • production
    • 1999
  • Hansel and Gretel (1996)
    Hansel and Gretel
    TV Movie
    • production
    • 1996
  • Aida (1994)
    Aida
    7.2
    TV Movie
    • production
    • 1994
  • Otello (1992)
    Otello
    8.5
    TV Movie
    • production
    • 1992
  • The Turn of the Screw: Britten (1991)
    The Turn of the Screw: Britten
    7.5
    TV Movie
    • production
    • 1991
  • Die Entführung aus dem Serail (1988)
    Die Entführung aus dem Serail
    TV Movie
    • production
    • 1988
  • Great Performances (1971)
    Great Performances
    7.9
    TV Series
    • production
    • 1988
  • Dialogues of the Carmelites (1984)
    Dialogues of the Carmelites
    8.0
    TV Movie
    • production
    • 1984
  • Joan Sutherland in Il Trovatore (1983)
    Il Trovatore
    7.5
    TV Movie
    • production
    • 1983

Additional Crew

  • Alan Opie in Rigoletto (2011)
    Rigoletto
    • directed for stage
    • 2011
  • Simon Boccanegra
    8.7
    TV Movie
    • directed for stage
    • 2010
  • Mozart in Turkey (2000)
    Mozart in Turkey
    8.5
    • opera director
    • 2000
  • La forza del destino (1997)
    La forza del destino
    8.2
    TV Movie
    • directed for the stage by
    • 1997
  • Josef d'Bache-Kane in Great Arias: La Forza del Destino (1997)
    Great Arias: La Forza del Destino
    Music Video
    • stage director
    • 1997
  • Placido Domingo's Tales from the Opera
    TV Mini Series
    • director: "Otello"
    • 1994
  • Stiffelio (1993)
    Stiffelio
    6.9
    TV Movie
    • opera director
    • 1993
  • Simon Boccanegra (1991)
    Simon Boccanegra
    7.4
    TV Movie
    • opera director
    • 1991
  • Antony & Cleopatra (1991)
    Antony & Cleopatra
    TV Movie
    • stage director
    • 1991
  • The Midsummer Marriage (1984)
    The Midsummer Marriage
    8.3
    TV Movie
    • opera director
    • 1984
  • Samson et Dalila (1981)
    Samson et Dalila
    9.0
    TV Movie
    • stage director: opera
    • 1981

Personal details

  • Born
    • January 8, 1946
    • Shanghai, China
  • Died
    • January 14, 2021
    • London, England, UK(complications from COVID-19)
  • Spouse
    • Ruth DyttmanJune 5, 1970 - January 14, 2021 (his death, 2 children)
  • Other works
    Production of "Nabucco" opera by Giuseppe Verdi, libretto by Temistocle Solera based on Cortesi's ballet scenario Nabucodonosor (Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, L.A. Music Center, Los Angeles, California, USA).

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  • Trivia
    Australian director famous for his 1975 production of "Peter Grimes", later an associate producer at Covent Garden; more recently the director of theatrical and television plays.

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