Joseph Vandernoot (18 October 1914 – 7 June 1999) was a British conductor who worked with many orchestras and opera companies, and was one of the earliest conductors of opera at the Holland Park open-air theatre[1] in London.

After studying at Guildhall School of Music and the Royal College of Music, Vandernoot joined the Royal Artillery and worked for some time for ENSA.[1]

For five years Vandernoot was the Musical Director of Ballet Rambert. He also conducted the Orchestre National de Monte Carlo and the Valencia Provincial Orchestra.[1]

Vandernoot was the musical director of the Fulham Municipal Orchestra for nearly 30 years, and of the Hammersmith Municipal Opera, the first municipal opera company in Great Britain.[2][3] With these two ensembles he gave the UK premiere of Puccini's opera Edgar (1905 version) in Fulham Town Hall in 1967.[4][5] In 1973 he recorded Sullivan's Ivanhoe with the Beaufort Opera, and the recording was released by the "Rare Recorded Editions" and "Legends" labels.[6] He founded the Opera Lirica which performed at the Holland Park open-air theatre from 1987, and also founded the Kew Sinfonia.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c d FOREMAN, LEWIS. "Obituary: Joseph Vandernoot". The Independent. Archived from the original on 17 June 2022. Retrieved 1 June 2014.
  2. ^ "Opera Magazine April 1967". Opera Magazine archive. Retrieved 1 June 2014.
  3. ^ "History of Fulham Symphony Orchestra". Fulham Symphony Orchestra. Retrieved 1 June 2014.
  4. ^ Flury, Roger (2012). Giacomo Puccini: A Discography. Scarecrow Press. p. 9. ISBN 0810883295.
  5. ^ "Operatic Blueprint for the 1970s". Opera. 18. Rolls House Publishing Company: 358. 1967.
  6. ^ Marc, Shepherd. "The Beaufort Opera Ivanhoe (1970s)". Gilbert & Sullivan Discography. Retrieved 14 June 2014.

Fulham Symphony Orchestra (amateur orchestra, formerly the Fulham Municipal Orchestra)

Kew Sinfonia

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