Portrait of David McVicar

Directing

David McVicar

Career

Active from 2001 to 2026, busiest in 2015 with 7 main titles.

Average score
GoodWatch score80/100
Highest rated
Poster for The Magic Flute
The Magic Flute
GoodWatch score81/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 3 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

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David McVicar Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    0.9, average 5.4
  • Family Dynamics
    2.3, average 4.8
  • Crime
    1.3, average 3.6
  • Historical
    0.3, average 2.6

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Classical Music 7
  • Historical Drama 6
  • Grand Opera 5
  • Opera 5
  • Political Intrigue 5
  • Tragic Romance 5
  • Royal Opera House 4
  • Romantic Drama 3
  • Historical Setting 3
  • Metropolitan Opera 3
  • Live Performance 2
  • Romantic Tragedy 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

52
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

Upcoming

1 title
Die Zauberflöte - Royal Opera House
Die Zauberflöte - Royal Opera House

Director, Stage Director

2020s

12 titles · average score 80
Royal Ballet & Opera 2025/26: The Magic Flute
Royal Ballet & Opera 2025/26: The Magic Flute (2026)

Director

The Metropolitan Opera: Tosca
The Metropolitan Opera: Tosca (2024)
GoodWatch score 80

Director

Marc-Antoine Charpentier : Médée
Marc-Antoine Charpentier : Médée (2024)

Director

Royal Opera House: Andrea Chénier
Royal Opera House: Andrea Chénier (2024)

Director

Royal Opera House Live 2024/25: The Marriage of Figaro
Royal Opera House Live 2024/25: The Marriage of Figaro (2024)

Director

Gaetano Donizetti: Maria Stuarda
Gaetano Donizetti: Maria Stuarda (2024)

Stage Director

The Metropolitan Opera: Fedora
The Metropolitan Opera: Fedora (2023)

Director, Stage Director

The Metropolitan Opera: Medea
The Metropolitan Opera: Medea (2022)

Stage Director

The Metropolitan Opera: Don Carlos
The Metropolitan Opera: Don Carlos (2022)

Stage Director

Royal Opera House: The Marriage of Figaro
Royal Opera House: The Marriage of Figaro (2022)

Director

Verdi: Macbeth
Verdi: Macbeth (2021)

Stage Director

The Metropolitan Opera: Agrippina
The Metropolitan Opera: Agrippina (2020)

Production Design, Director

2010s

30 titles
The Metropolitan Opera: Tosca
The Metropolitan Opera: Tosca (2018)

Director, Stage Director

The Metropolitan Opera: Norma
The Metropolitan Opera: Norma (2017)

Director

Il Trovatore - Metropolitan Opera
Il Trovatore - Metropolitan Opera (2015)

Stage Director, Director

The Metropolitan Opera: Cavalleria Rusticana & Pagliacci
The Metropolitan Opera: Cavalleria Rusticana & Pagliacci (2015)

Director, Stage Director

Royal Opera House: Andrea Chernier
Royal Opera House: Andrea Chernier (2015)

Director

Tristan und Isolde - Wiener Staatsoper
Tristan und Isolde - Wiener Staatsoper (2015)

Director

Adriana Lecouvreur - Wiener Staatsoper
Adriana Lecouvreur - Wiener Staatsoper (2014)

Director, Stage Director

The Metropolitan Opera: Maria Stuarda
The Metropolitan Opera: Maria Stuarda (2013)

Director, Stage Director

Wagner: Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg
Wagner: Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg (2012)

Director

The Metropolitan Opera: Il Trovatore
The Metropolitan Opera: Il Trovatore (2011)

Production Design, Director

The Metropolitan Opera: Anna Bolena
The Metropolitan Opera: Anna Bolena (2011)

Director, Stage Director

Adriana Lecouvreur
Adriana Lecouvreur (2010)

Director

2000s

8 titles · average score 81
Royal Opera House: Salomé
Royal Opera House: Salomé (2008)

Stage Director

Natalie Dessay & Rolando Villazón - Massenet: Manon
Natalie Dessay & Rolando Villazón - Massenet: Manon (2007)

Director

Royal Opera House: The Marriage of Figaro
Royal Opera House: The Marriage of Figaro (2006)

Stage Director, Production Design

Giulio Cesare
Giulio Cesare (2005)

Director

Faust
Faust (2004)

Director

The Magic Flute
The Magic Flute (2003)
GoodWatch score 81

Director

Carmen
Carmen (2002)

Director

Rigoletto
Rigoletto (2001)

Director

1970s

1 title · average score 63
The South Bank Show
The South Bank Show (1978)
GoodWatch score 63

TV show