Richard Bradshaw

Richard James Bradshaw (26 April 1944 – 15 August 2007) was a British opera conductor and the General Director of the Canadian Opera Company (COC) in Toronto. Early life and education Bradshaw was born in Rugby, Warwickshire, England. He grew up in Higham Ferrers in Northamptonshire, where he began taking piano lessons when he was eight years old, and played the organ at his church when he was twelve. Bradshaw received a Bachelor of Arts with honours in English from University of London in 1965. He studied conducting with Adrian Boult. Career In 1971, Bradshaw conducted several concerts with the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra. From 1975 to 1977, Bradshaw was the Chorus Director at the Glyndebourne Festival Opera. From 1977 to 1989, he was Chorus Director and Resident Conductor at San Francisco Opera.