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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 ...
Jan 23, 2024 · Known by some as “the father of adaptation” to climate change, Ian Burton helped create and expand knowledge of this important concept for five decades in this country. Now, he is being recognized for his groundbreaking work, locally and nationally, with a 2023 Order of Canada appointment.
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 ...
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 | 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 ...
Ian Burton is a writer and dramaturg. He wrote the libretto for Giorgio Battistelli’s opera Richard III, which was voted by Opera News as the best new opera of the decade 2000-2010. He also wrote a libretto for a new opera by Philippe Fenelon about J.J. Rousseau entitled J.J.R. Citoyen de Geneve , which was performed in Geneva in 2012.
