Dejan Miladinović


Dejan Miladinović, was a Serbian opera director. He was born in Belgrade, Yugoslavia, in a family of opera artists. He graduated with a bachelor's degree in Theatre Direction from the Academy for Theatre in Belgrade and received the title Master of Theatrical Arts from the same Academy. He died in Belgrade on 3 August 2017.

Biography

Dejan Miladinović has served as Principal Stage Director and two times as Artistic Director of the National Opera of Novi Sad. He has also served as Director and Artistic Councilor for "Grand Opera Projects" with Convention Centre "Sava" in Belgrade. Dejan Miladinović was Principal Stage Director of Belgrade National Opera and he has accepted the position as Artistic Director of Belgrade National Opera which was offered to him – in spite Milošević's regime – by all the artists and staff of Belgrade Opera during theirs all-out strike. He was Associate Professor and Artistic Director of Opera Theatre at Meadows School of Arts, Southern Methodist University, Dallas, Texas, and Associate Professor of Opera Theatre at Faculty of Music in Belgrade, and Associate Professor at Thornton School of Music, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California. Miladinović has staged more than 160 productions with professional companies in former Yugoslavia and abroad. He was Artistic Director of Madlenianum Opera and Theatre – Belgrade, the first private owned opera and theater company in Europe. He was Artistic Director of Belgrade National Opera for second time.
Dejan Miladinović was a member of A.G.M.A., USA; Equity, Canada; UMUS ; UDUS

Lordship

The empress Maria Theresia of Habsburg dynasty in 18th century granted lordship to Haydu-Voynits family of which Dejan Miladinović is direct and legal heir.

Productions staged by Dejan Miladinović