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Biography. Ian Burton was born in Yorkshire and graduated from the universities of Leeds and Bristol. He has worked in a variety of different genres as both a dramatist and a writer. His opera librettos include Battistelli’s Richard III and CO2 (which premiered respectively at the Flanders Opera in 2005 and at Milan’s La Scala in 2015; The ...
About. Ian Burton has research interests and technical expertise in risk assessment of natural and technological hazards, water resources and supply, climate change impacts and adaptation, and environment and development. Trained in geography (PhD Chicago 1962) he works now primarily in the interface between research, science, and policy, and ...
Ian Burton was born in Yorkshire and graduated from the universities of Leeds and Bristol. He has worked in a variety of different genres as both a dramatist and a writer.
Ian Burton | Lyric Opera of Chicago. About Lyric Opera of Chicago. Company. Artists & musicians. Ian Burton. Dramaturg. Ian Burton has worked with director Robert Carsen since 1987. Among their collaborations have been Orfeo ed Euridice (2005|06) and Iphigénie en Tauride (2006|07).
Ian Burton is a writer, poet and dramaturg. He has written libretti for Julius Caesar (Teatro Dell’Opera di Roma), Richard III (Vlaamse Opera) and CO2 (La Scala), all with composer Giorgio Battistelli, as well as JJR, Citoyen de Genève (Grand Théâtre de Geneve), The Duchess of Malfi (ENO) and The Beggar’s Opera (Théâtre des Bouffes du ...
Welcome! Ian Burton is an independent scholar, author and consultant. Ian is Professor Emeritus at the University of Toronto, Department of Geography, and School of the Environment. His major career research contributions have been in hazards and risks both “natural” and anthropogenic.
Ian Burton (Derby, United Kingdom, 1935) is Emeritus Professor in the Department of Geography at the University of Toronto (Canada), where he has spent his academic career after earning a PhD in Geography (Resource Management and Natural Hazards) from the University of Chicago (United States).
