About
Patrick Dickie is a London based creative producer, consultant and artistic director working in opera, music and theatre. The foundation of his work is creating environments that nurture artists and audiences. He currently works with stage director Thomas Guthrie, Suzy Willson and Paul Clark, Elaine Mitchener and with Lore Lixenberg and Karen Power. He is interested in projects that strengthen the music theatre ecosystem and connect the UK to mainland Europe and Ireland.
His film Vox Pop, an essay film by Tom Guthrie about Renaissance Polyphony in the contemporary world featuring The Tallis Scholars will be completed for release in 2024.
Patrick Dickie is a London based creative producer, consultant and artistic director working in opera, music and theatre. The foundation of his work is creating environments that nurture artists and audiences. He currently works with stage director Thomas Guthrie, Suzy Willson and Paul Clark, Elaine Mitchener and with Lore Lixenberg and Karen Power. He is interested in projects that strengthen the music theatre ecosystem and connect the UK to mainland Europe and Ireland.
His film Vox Pop, an essay film by Tom Guthrie about Renaissance Polyphony in the contemporary world featuring The Tallis Scholars will be completed for release in 2024.
Teatro Naçional São Carlos, 2016
Opera
Artistic Director, Teatro Naçional São Carlos (2015-2020)
Patrick led Portugal’s national opera house for five years before the pandemic. He doubled audience numbers with a programme that included new productions by Graham Vick, James Bonas, Nicola Raab, Ricardo Pais, Ricardo Neves-Neves and Luis Miguel Cintra.
Producer/Advisor ,English National Opera (2007-2011 and 2014)
Produced the ENO/Young Vic season and produced opera debuts by directors Simon McBurney, Fiona Shaw, Daniel Kramer and Benedict Andrews. Commissioned Torsten Rasch for Punchdrunk’s The Duchess of Malfi.
Associate Director/Producer, Almeida Opera/Aldeburgh Music (1998-2007)
Ahead of its time for fifteen years Almeida Opera was the focal point for the development of new opera and music theatre in the UK. Composers Harrison Birtwistle, Giorgio Battistelli, Errolyn Wallen, Michael Nymn, Deirdre Gribbin, Thomas Adès, David Bruce, Emily Hall, Simon Holt, Richard Ayres, Gerald Barry all came through its doors.
Artistic Director, Teatro Naçional São Carlos (2015-2020)
Patrick led Portugal’s national opera house for five years before the pandemic. He doubled audience numbers with a programme that included new productions by Graham Vick, James Bonas, Nicola Raab, Ricardo Pais, Ricardo Neves-Neves and Luis Miguel Cintra.
Producer/Advisor ,English National Opera (2007-2011 and 2014)
Produced the ENO/Young Vic season and produced opera debuts by directors Simon McBurney, Fiona Shaw, Daniel Kramer and Benedict Andrews. Commissioned Torsten Rasch for Punchdrunk’s The Duchess of Malfi.
Associate Director/Producer, Almeida Opera/Aldeburgh Music (1998-2007)
Ahead of its time for fifteen years Almeida Opera was the focal point for the development of new opera and music theatre in the UK. Composers Harrison Birtwistle, Giorgio Battistelli, Errolyn Wallen, Michael Nymn, Deirdre Gribbin, Thomas Adès, David Bruce, Emily Hall, Simon Holt, Richard Ayres, Gerald Barry all came through its doors.
Graham Vick's production of
Alceste
2018/2019 season TSNC Season
Festivals
Festival ão Largo, Lisbon (2016-2019)
Orquestra Sinfonica Portugesa and Coro do Teatro Naçional São Carlos' end of season party
Norfolk and Norwich Festivals (2012-2014 Festivals)
Music programmer and Associate Director.
London 2012 commission How Like an Angel, a collaboration with Australian Circus master Circa and Robert Hollingworth’s I Fagiolini played churches and cathedrals during 2012 and 2013.
Almeida Opera (1998-2007)
UK premieres for major works of music theatre, including Giorgio Battistelli, Heiner Goebbels and Olga Neuwirth.
Festival ão Largo, Lisbon (2016-2019)
Orquestra Sinfonica Portugesa and Coro do Teatro Naçional São Carlos' end of season party
Norfolk and Norwich Festivals (2012-2014 Festivals)
Music programmer and Associate Director.
London 2012 commission How Like an Angel, a collaboration with Australian Circus master Circa and Robert Hollingworth’s I Fagiolini played churches and cathedrals during 2012 and 2013.
Almeida Opera (1998-2007)
UK premieres for major works of music theatre, including Giorgio Battistelli, Heiner Goebbels and Olga Neuwirth.
ENO/Punchdrunk: Torsten Rasch/The Duchess of Malfi
Newham, 2011
Newham, 2011
Holland House: Per Norgard/Nuit des Hommes
Almeida Opera, 2020
Almeida Opera, 2020
Genesis Opera Project: Jonathan Mills/Dorothy Porter: The Eternity Man
Almeida Theatre, 2003
Almeida Theatre, 2003
Contact
Contact me for a conversation. I enjoy working with values based organizations and their projects. Right now, I am particularly interested in projects that provide new producing models and with talent development at their heart. Some of the things I do:
Executive Producing
Outside eye, dramaturgy
Programming - strategy and design
Production - strategy and design
New Opera, commissioning
Mentoring and coaching
Contact me for a conversation. I enjoy working with values based organizations and their projects. Right now, I am particularly interested in projects that provide new producing models and with talent development at their heart. Some of the things I do:
Executive Producing
Outside eye, dramaturgy
Programming - strategy and design
Production - strategy and design
New Opera, commissioning
Mentoring and coaching