Roger Parker

For the 14th-century Canon of Windsor, see Roger Parker (priest). For the English judge, see Roger Parker (judge).

Roger Parker (born London United Kingdom, 2 August 1951) is an English musicologist who was previously Thurston Dart Professor of Music at King's College London.[1] His work has centred on opera. Between 2006 and 2010, while Professor of Music at Gresham College, London, Parker presented four series of free public lectures, one example being "Verdi and Milan" in 2007 which is available on video.[2]

In addition to teaching, Parker has been active as joint editor in the preparation of critical editions of the work of 19th-century Italian composer Gaetano Donizetti for the Milan publishing house Ricordi.[3] He also acts as Repertory Consultant[4] to the UK's specialised recording company, Opera Rara, which has commissioned performances and recordings of rare Donizetti operas such as Belisario in 2012 and Les Martyrs in 2014.[5] Additionally, Parker has presented talks on UK radio on aspects of opera, including his talk "Verdi 200: Viva Verdi"[6] on BBC Radio 3 on 6 January and 13 October 2013.

  1. ^ London, King's College (6 July 2023). "Roger Parker". King's College London. Retrieved 30 November 2023.
  2. ^ "Verdi and Milan". gresham.ac.uk.
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference DONIZ was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ "Charles Alexander - Chairman". opera-rara.com.
  5. ^ Cite error: The named reference BIO was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  6. ^ "BBC Radio 3 - Sunday Feature, Verdi 200: Viva Verdi". BBC.