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Francis Cullinan is an American stage director of opera, musical theater, dramas, comedies and cabaret shows. ==Life and career== Born in Massachusetts, Cullinan received his BA from St. Bonaventure University and an MA degree in Speech and Theatre from the University of Kansas.〔 KU Public Relations (23 February 1998) ("KU TO STAGE WILDE'S 'THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST'" )〕 He also served for five years as a Special Services Entertainment Director for the US Army in Zweibrücken, Germany where he ran the Zweibrücken American Theatre and helped coordinate touring USO shows. He went on to serve as Associate Professor of Theatre at the University of Missouri-Kansas City where he was the principal coordinator for the MFA professional directing program and supervisor of the studio theatre series.〔(The New York Musical Theatre Festival: Cast/Creative )〕 He became a full-time faculty member at the school in 1974, directing regularly there until he retired in 1989.〔Londré, Felicia Hardison ("A Brief History of the UMKC Department of Theatre" )〕 Among the 37 operas directed by Cullinan are ''Don Pasquale'' for Anchorage Opera in 1986,〔Dobkin, Suzanne. (24 March 1986) ("Beautiful Singing from Anchorage Opera" )''Anchorage Daily News''〕 the 1987 world-premiere of Mark Houston's ''Hazel Kirke'' at Lake George Opera,〔Kimmelman, Michael (14 August 1987) ("Opera:'Hazel Kirke" )''New York Times''〕 a 1992 production of ''The Merry Widow'' for Opera Festival of New Jersey,〔Oestreich, James R. (22 June 1992) ("Review/Operetta; A Decent Relationship, If Only They'd Talk" )''New York Times''〕 ''La bohème'' for Utah Opera in 1995,〔(Utah Opera Performance Archives )〕 ''Falstaff'' for Opera Carolina in 1997, ''The Barber of Seville'' for Central City Opera and ''Roméo et Juliette'' for Kentucky Opera in 1998,〔Lillie, Jim (16 July 1998("Local Vocals" )''Westword'' Denver Arts〕 ''Candide'' for Pittsburgh Opera Theatre on 1999, and ''Hansel and Gretel'' for Manitoba Opera in 2000.〔Abels, Caroline (16 April 1999) (Taste of 'Candide': Opera Theater offers rare staging of Bernstein romp )''Pittsburgh Post-Gazette''〕〔Becker, John (22 June 2000) ()''Opera Canada''〕 In September 1995 he directed Kurt Weill's opera ''Down in the Valley'' for Lyric Opera of Kansas City. Conducted by Russell Patterson, this was the first production of the work by a professional American opera company. Cullinan's work with Lyric Opera of Kansas City, which began in 1980, also included ''La fille du régiment'', ''Così fan tutte'', ''The Barber of Seville'', ''Andrea Chénier'', ''L'elisir d'amore'' and ''Don Giovanni'' in addition to several Gilbert and Sullivan operas.〔Bretz, Lynn (31 August 1980) ("Love of opera singer's potion: Sharon Daniels in Lyric's 'Elixir'" )''Lawrence Journal-World''〕〔(Lyric Opera Kansas City: Rentals )〕 In addition to returning to many of these companies for further productions he also directed operas for Chattanooga Symphony and Opera,〔 (4 October, 2004) ("CSO Opera Series Opens With 'H.M.S. Pinafore' Oct. 14, 16" )''The Chattanoogan''〕 Mobile Opera, Toledo Opera, Opera Omaha, Augusta Opera and Piedmont Opera. As a guest stage director and Visiting Artist, Cullinan has also staged various works at the Carnegie Mellon College of Fine Arts and the Opera Institute at Boston University.〔("Francis J. Cullinan" )''theatreonline.com〕 Cullinan has worked as theatre director for plays staged at the Eisenhower Theatre in Washington, D.C., Boston's Huntington Theatre, the Missouri Repertory Theatre and The Perry Street Theatre in New York City, where he directed ''Simply Cole Porter'' in 1994.〔 (24 June 1994) ("Last Chance" )''New York Times''〕 In 1983 he directed a successful production of Oscar Wilde's ''The Importance of Being Earnest'' for the Boston Shakespeare Company.〔Stern, Alan (3 May 1983) ("Wilde again, beguiled again" )''Boston Phoenix''〕 A past Artistic Director for the Creede Repertory Theatre, he was also a guest stage director for the company.〔(The New York Musical Theatre Festival: Cast/Creative )〕 While largely retired, in recent years he has directed plays and cabaret shows for The Arts Council of Henderson County, North Carolina. In 2011, he created and directed ''On the Sunny Side of the Street'', an original cabaret revue in tribute to the lyricist and librettist, Dorothy Fields, with musical direction by Jan Powell.〔("On The Sunny Side of The Street" ) ''WNC magazine''〕 In the same year, he directed the one man show, ''Shakespeare Sings!'' at the Altamont Theatre featuring Shakespearean monologues with operatic arias and art song settings of Shakespeare's work performed by tenor Scott Joiner.〔(29 November 2011) ("Smart Bets: Shakespeare Sings! at the Altamont" )〕 In 2013 he directed a semi-staged performance of Jake Heggie's '' Dead Man Walking'' starring Jane Bunnell, Elise Quagliata as Sister Helen and Christiaan Smith-Kotlarek as the condemned man. It was produced by the American Music Project and performed at the University of North Carolina at Asheville and attended by Helen Prejean.〔() "Dean Man Walking Opera" University of North Carolina Asheville〕 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「Francis Cullinan」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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