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Sir Peter Jonas, CBE, FRCM, FRNCM, FRSA (born 14 October 1946), is a British Arts Administrator and opera company director. ==Career== Jonas studied at Worth School, and took an English Literature degree at the University of Sussex.〔. Retrieved 9 September 2010〕 He later studied History of Music at Royal Northern College of Music Manchester, and the Royal College of Music London, with a final semester at Eastman School of Music, University of Rochester US. In 1974, Jonas became the assistant to Sir George Solti, the Music Director of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, becoming the orchestra's Artistic Administrator in 1976, and, in 1977, the Director of Artistic Administration of the Chicago Orchestral Association. Returning to England, he took over the management of the English National Opera, holding the position from 1985 to 1993, succeeding Lord Harewood. He later became a patron of The Solti Foundation.〔(The Solti Foundation ). Retrieved 9 September 2010〕 He was awarded an honorary doctorate of music from the University of Sussex in 1993. In September that year, Munich's Bavarian State Opera invited Jonas to become its Staatsintendant (General and Artistic Director); he held this position until 2006. While there he extended the company's repertoire within baroque opera, promoted its ''opera for all'' project and supported contemporary composers by introducing fourteen new-work premieres. He was awarded the Bayerische Verfassungsmedaille in 2001.〔(Debretts ). Retrieved 9 September 2010〕 Jonas became a faculty member and lecturer at the University of St. Gallen in 2003, a lecturer at the University of Zürich, and a visiting lecturer for the Bavarian Theatre Academy Munich in 2004. He was the first chairman of the German Speaking Opera Intendants (Directors) Conference from 2001 to 2005, and a judging panel member for the 2006 International Wagner Competition, Seattle.〔(International Wagner Competition ). Retrieved 9 September 2010〕 Jonas, with Plácido Domingo, journalist Christine Lemke-Matwey, and Dr Charles Barber, contributed to a documentary on the life and art of Carlos Kleiber on BBC Radio 3 (26 Sep 2009).〔(Carlos Kleiber ). Retrieved 9 September 2010〕〔(Carlos Kleiber ). Retrieved 9 September 2010〕 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「Peter Jonas (director)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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