Humphrey Burton
Known for Directing
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Born March 21, 1931
Died December 17, 2025
Place of Birth 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.
Filmography
Candide
1991
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Boris Godunov
1990
Director
Die Fledermaus
1984
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Falstaff
2000
Director
Die Entführung aus dem Serail
1987
Director
Ermione
1995
Director
Vincent in Brixton
2003
Director
Bernstein in Vienna: Beethoven, The Ninth Symphony
1970
Director
War and Peace
1991
Director
Beethoven's Birthday: A Celebration in Vienna with Leonard Bernstein
1970
Director
Merry Christmas from Vienna
1996
Director
Prince Igor
1990
Director
Leonard Bernstein: Chichester Psalms Symphony No's 1 & 2
1977
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Manon Lescaut
1997
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Eugene Onegin
1994
Director
Rodelinda
1998
Director
The Unanswered Question V : The Twentieth Century Crisis
1976
Director
Andrea Chénier
1985
Director
Beethoven Symphony No. 9
1977
Director
The Unanswered Question I : Musical Phonology
1976
Director
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