Andrew Frank Davis (born February 2, 1944) is a British conductor. February 2 is the 33rd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1944 was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ... Conducting is the act of directing a musical performance by way of visible gestures. ...

Davis was born in Ashridge in Hertfordshire, and studied at the Royal College of Music, King's College, Cambridge and then with Franco Ferrara in Rome. Ashridge is an estate and house in Hertfordshire, England; part of the land stretches into Buckinghamshire and it is close to the Bedfordshire border. ... Hertfordshire (pronounced Hartfordshire and abbreviated as Herts) is an inland county in the United Kingdom, officially part of the East of England Government region. ... The Royal College of Music from Prince Consort Road, London The Royal College of Music is one of the most prestigious music schools in the world. ... Full name The Kings College of Our Lady and St Nicholas Motto Veritas Et Utilitas Truth and usefulness Named after Henry VI Previous names - Established 1441 Sister College New College Provost Dame Judith Mayhew-Jonas Location Kings Parade Undergraduates 397 Graduates 239 Homepage Boatclub Kings College, Cambridge... Location within Italy The Roman Colosseum Rome (Italian and Latin: Roma) is the capital city of Italy and of its Latium region. ...

The first major post he held was as associate conductor of the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, a post he took in 1970. In 1975, he took the job of principal conductor with the Toronto Symphony Orchestra. He stepped down in 1988, but has remained close to the orchestra as its Conductor Laureate. The Toronto Symphony Orchestra is a leading Canadian orchestra. ...

In 1988, Davis became director of Glyndebourne, and the following year became returned to the BBC to become principal conductor of the BBC Symphony Orchestra, a job he held until 2000, when Leonard Slatkin took over. Glyndebourne is a country house near Lewes in East Sussex, England. ... The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) was formed in 1927 by means of a royal charter from the Crown. ... The BBC Symphony Orchestra is the principal orchestra of the British Broadcasting Corporation and one of the leading orchestras in Britain. ... Leonard Slatkin (born September 1, 1944) is an American conductor. ...

In 2000, Davis became director of the Lyric Opera of Chicago. The Lyric Opera of Chicago is one of the leading opera companies in the United States. ...

Davis has performed quite a wide range of repertoire, though his support of contemporary British music is of particular note. He is particularly associated with Michael Tippett, conducting the British premiere of his work The Mask of Time. He has also made a critically acclaimed recording of Harrison Birtwistle's opera, The Mask of Orpheus. Sir Michael Kemp Tippett (January 2, 1905 - January 8, 1998) was a British composer. ... Harrison Paul Birtwistle (born July 15, 1934) is a British composer, widely seen as one of the most significant modern composers from that country. ... This article is about opera as an art form. ... The Mask of Orpheus is an opera with music by Harrison Birtwistle and a libretto by Peter Zinovieff. ...