Nicholas Braithwaite

Though Nicholas Braithwaite has spent many years conducting orchestras in Australia, England, and throughout Europe, he is probably best known to audiences for his work in opera. Braithwaite has led performances of more than 70 operas at various world venues, including at the English National Opera, where he conducted an acclaimed Wagner Ring cycle. His repertoire takes in the Italian classics by Verdi, Puccini, and Donizetti, as well as other staples by Bizet, Offenbach, and Britten. In addition, he has led performances of contemporary operas, most notably Penderecki's The Devils of Loudon. As a conductor of symphonic music, Braithwaite has held several posts in Australia, England, and Europe, and has freelanced in England and abroad. Ironically, most of his recordings have been of orchestral music performed by the major orchestras of London in repertoire by lesser-known 19th and 20th century British composers, including Bridge, Holst, and Stanford, among others.