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Christopher Webber (born 27 May 1953) is an English actor, dramatist, theatre director, writer and music critic. ==Biography == Webber was born in Bowdon, Cheshire (now Greater Manchester) and educated at The Manchester Grammar School and the University of Kent at Canterbury.〔The Oxford Companion to Music (OUP, 2002 ed. Alison Latham; major contributors, biographical section)〕 Starting his professional career with theatre directing work, for companies such as Orpheus Opera (of which he was Artistic Director 1980–87), Kent Opera, the new D'Oyly Carte Opera Company in Britain and the USA, and various other English companies, he soon broadened his portfolio to include musical journalism, as Opera and Classical Music Editor for Richard Branson's Event Magazine, as well as Music and Musicians Magazine.〔Biographical profile, Opera Magazine (London, July 1992)〕 As a writer, his early work included ''Bluff Your Way at the Races'' (Ravette) as well as many opera translations into English. Play commissions soon followed, beginning with a new English version of Sophocles's ''Philoctetes'' written for Offstage Downstairs. Later successes include ''Tatyana'' commissioned by Nottingham Playhouse, with Josie Lawrence in the title role, and Beverly Klein as her sister Olga;〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Derek Barnes )〕 ''Dr Sullivan and Mr Gilbert'' (Mull Theatre,〔Mull Theatre, July–September 1993〕 revived at Glasgow Citizens' Theatre and on tour throughout Scotland〔Glasgow Citizens Theatre May 1998, tour May–August 1998〕); and ''Green Tea'', shortlisted for a Guinness Prize. He is an authority on the Spanish zarzuela, and his book ''The Zarzuela Companion'' (Scarecrow Press 2002, Foreword by Plácido Domingo) is a standard English work on the subject.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=New Zarzuela book, December 2002 )〕 He has also written on Hispanic and Portuguese Music for ''The Oxford Companion to Music'', ''Opera Magazine'',〔most recent, Opera Magazine (London, January 2013; March 2013 et al.)〕 ''Opera Now'',〔'Say Hola to Zarzuela' (London, March 2013)〕 Royal Opera Covent Garden〔Plácido Domingo, Royal Opera House Gala, London February 1999〕 and many other publications; has provided programme notes and translations for many concert and festival organisations including the New York Philharmonic Orchestra〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=New York Philharmonic: Plácido Domingo and the New York Philharmonic )〕 and Edinburgh Festival;〔"La verbena de la Paloma", Kings Theatre Edinburgh, August 1997〕 and been Visiting Lecturer on the subject at various academic institutions, including the University of Tübingen〔http://www.uni-tuebingen.de/hispanistentag/Sektion06.pdf〕 and University of Valencia.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Congreso Internacional Ruperto Chapí )〕 He is also a contributor to the ''Oxford Dictionary of National Biography'', including the entries on his Manchester Grammar School contemporary Steven Pimlott,〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Steven Pimlott )〕 and Joyce Hatto.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Joyce Hatto )〕 Webber has since been featured on British TV's Channel 4 and BBC Radio 4, in documentaries about Hatto, "the fraudster pianist".〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=The Great Piano Scam )〕 As an actor he has worked in England's West End and Repertory Theatre, creating the role of Owl in the first stage version of ''Winnie-the-Pooh'' (London Royalty Theatre and national tour) and taking part in world and/or international premières of plays by Alan Ayckbourn and Alan Bennett〔"Talking Heads", Mull Theatre (UK Repertory Premiere, June–September 1993)〕〔"Talking Heads", English Theatre Berlin, January–March 2001〕 amongst others. He has also been an exponent in the field of corporate and medical professional actor-based roleplaying, especially noted for his work on development of feedback techniques, including his formulation of Advocate Feedback.〔Andrew Baguley, http://www.roleplaysfortraining.co.uk/〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Christopher Webber」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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