Grethe Barrett Elgort

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Grethe Barrett Elgort (Holby)

Current Location:: New York, United States
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Birthplace: New Rochelle, Westchester County, New York, United States
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Daughter of Warren Barrett Holby and Aase-Grethe Holby
Wife of Arthur Elgort
Mother of Sophie Stroh (Elgort); Warren Elgort and Ansel Elgort

Occupation: producer, stage director, choreographer, dramaturge
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About Grethe Barrett Elgort

Grethe Holby is an American producer, stage director, choreographer and dramaturge best known for her work in opera. She is noted as the founder of American Opera Projects, where she served as Artistic Director from 1988 until 2001. Holby currently serves as Executive Artistic Director of Family Opera Initiative which she founded in 1995, and Ardea Arts, Inc., which she founded in 2006. The Rockefeller Foundation awarded Holby a 2006 Creative Arts Residency The Bellagio Center.

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Grethe Barrett Elgort's Timeline

1948
April 26, 1948
New Rochelle, Westchester County, New York, United States
1986
February 7, 1986
New York City, New York, United States
1989
December 6, 1989
New York City, New York, United States
1994
March 14, 1994
New York City, New York, United States