Julian Hope, 2nd Baron Glendevon

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Julian John Somerset Hope, 2nd Baron Glendevon is a British opera producer and nobleman.

Julian Hope was born on 6 March 1950, the elder son of John Hope, later 1st Baron Glendevon and Elizabeth Hope, née Maugham. He succeeded to his father's title in 1996.

Lord Glendevon was educated at Eton College and Christ Church, Oxford. He was resident producer at Welsh National Opera 1973-79 and associate producer at Glyndebourne Festival Opera 1974-81. His work was also seen at the Wexford Festival, San Francisco Opera, Dallas Opera and Paris.Also works in film and television.

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• Debrett's People of Today (12th edn, London: Debrett's Peerage, 1999), p. 742
• Reports: Cardiff, The Musical Times, vol. 117, no. 1600 (June 1976) (Julian Hope's Welsh National Opera production of Il Trovatore)
• Reports: The Musical Times, vol. 116, no. 1590 (August 1975) (Julian Hope's production of Georg Philipp Telemann's opera Pimpinone at Caerphilly Castle)
• Julian Hope's IMDB record

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