Grethe Barrett Holby

Grethe Barrett Holby
Born (1948-04-26) April 26, 1948 (age 76)
New Rochelle, New York, US
EducationMassachusetts Institute of Technology (BS, MArch)
SpouseArthur Elgort
Children3, including Ansel Elgort

Grethe Barrett Holby (born April 26, 1948)[1] is an American theatre producer, stage director, choreographer, and dramaturge best known for her work in opera. Holby is noted as the founder of American Opera Projects, where she served as Artistic Director from 1988 until 2001.[2] She serves as Executive Artistic Director of Family Opera Initiative, which she founded in 1995, and Ardea Arts, Inc., which she founded in 2006.[3] The Rockefeller Foundation awarded Holby a 2006 Creative Arts Residency The Bellagio Center.[4]

  1. ^ Who's Who in Entertainment. 1989. ISBN 9780837918501.
  2. ^ "About AOP". operaprojects.org. American Opera Projects. Retrieved September 26, 2012.
  3. ^ "About Us - History". Family Opera Initiative. Retrieved September 26, 2012.
  4. ^ "The Mix" (PDF). The Rockefeller Foundation. Retrieved September 26, 2012.