2x2 Opera

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2x2 Opera

was formed in 2004 by three residents of St Margarets; Film and video director Keith Cheetham, Arts administrator and fundraiser Deborah Meyer and musician Daniel Meyer, in response to the lack of opportunities for young people to take part in "classical" projects. Its main aim is to provide an opportunity for local children to participate in a professionally produced, high quality cross-educational project. The projects also draw on the many professional talents from within the community making the productions unique and special not only to local residents but to the many visitors who attend the performances.

Award winning Producer and Director in film and television. He began his career in television as a production designer for BBC Television, designing major drama and arts series including Dr Who, Omnibus and Arena. He designed the very first colour production of “Ahmal and the Night Visitors”, recorded in the presence of the composer, Gian Carlo Menotti.

For television he has worked with and directed a number of foreign theatre companies including the Moscow Arts Theatre, and the Comedie- Francaise, working on Moliere, Racine, Chekhov, Synge and Plautus. On documentaries he has collaborated with international artists including Sir Michael Tippett, Sir Colin Davies, Jacqueline du Pre, Menotti, Dame Alicia Markova, and Stephen Sondheim. Music productions include Opera workshops; a tv production of 'The Little Sweep'(Britten); a video version of Walton's 'Facade'; Voice of the City - A Musical Biography of Irving Berlin and 'Blues in the Night, adapted from the Broadway Stage for television. He has designed and directed many Multi Media events in America, Hong Kong and Europe. For the past year he has collaborated with the celebrated Welsh soprano Patricia O'Neill on 'Can You Sing', a competition to find talented young singers.  Keith has been the Chairman of the Adjudicators and directed the final at the Millennium Centre in Cardiff.

Currently he is developing a new opera with the composer Ben Ellin to be premiered in 2010, preparing for a new series of ‘Can You Sing’, adapting ‘Last Encore’ a musical play for video and directing a new video production of Menotti’s ‘The Telephone’.
Nominations include: International Emmy, Best Production/Best Director- Monitor awards, Golden Rose of Montreux. Awards: Banff T.V Festival, Ace Award, Houston Arts Festival, Golden Antenna, and New York Film Festival.

Daniel has been a member of the BBC Symphony Orchestra since 1986, playing at the front of the Second Violins under many of the worlds greatest conductors. He enjoys taking part in education and outreach work as well as working on behalf of his colleagues as Musicians Union steward, Chair of the MU/BBC Orchestras Committee and the Chair of the Musicians Union's Orchestral Section.  He is the Musical Director of 2x2 in charge of finding and recruiting the professional singers and musicians.