Teatro Lirico
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia - Stephen Stubbs (born  1951) is a lutenist and director and has been a leading figure in the  European early music scene for nearly thirty years. He was born in Seattle  and studied harpsichord and composition at the University of Washington  where, at the same time, he began to play the lute. He left America after  graduation to study the instrument in England and Holland giving his debut  concert in London's Wigmore Hall in 1976. Since 1981 Stubbs has been  teaching at the Musikhochschule Bremen in Germany where he is currently  holding a post as professor. He has performed extensively with his  ensembles Tragicomedia and Teatro Lirico, and conducted baroque opera  worldwide. He recorded numerous LPs and CDs with famous other Ensembles  like Hilliard Ensemble or with Andrew Lawrence-King. Moving to Seattle in  2006, he has established a program there for young professional singers  called Seattle Academy of Baroque Opera. He is artistic co-director of the  Boston Early Music Festival.