
Director
Matthew Diamond
Born November 26, 1951 in Manhattan, New York, USA41 films
Matthew Diamond is an American film and television director, producer and choreographer. He was nominated for an Academy Award in 1999 for directing the documentary film The Dancemaker. As well as being nominated for several Primetime Emmy Awards, Daytime Emmy Awards, DGA Awards, and won at the San Francisco International Film Festival.
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41 films as director- TBALe Corsaire (1999)Director
- 2025Twelfth NightDirector
- 2022Mr. Saturday NightDirector
- 2020The Five Moons of LorcaDirector
- 2019True Love BloomsDirector
- 2019Gluck: Orphée et EurydiceDirector
- 2018The Metropolitan Opera: The Elixir of LoveDirector
- 2018The Metropolitan Opera: Luisa MillerDirector
- 2018The Metropolitan Opera: La BohèmeDirector
- 2017FalsettosDirector
- 2017The Metropolitan Opera: La TraviataDirector
- 2016RevelationsDirector
- 2016The Metropolitan Opera: Don GiovanniDirector
- 2016Lincoln Center at the movies presents Alvin Ailey American Dance TheaterDirector
- 2015The Wiz Live!Director
- 2015The Metropolitan Opera: LuluDirector
- 2015Act One: Live from Lincoln CenterDirector
- 2014Bizet: CarmenDirector
- 2014The NanceDirector
- 2013The Metropolitan Opera: RigolettoDirector
- 2012The Metropolitan Opera: Un Ballo in MascheraDirector
- 2012The Oogieloves in the Big Balloon AdventureDirector
- 2012Undercover BridesmaidDirector
- 2011Händel: RodelindaDirector
- 2009San Francisco Ballet - The NutcrackerDirector
- 2009Liza Minnelli: Liza's at The PalaceDirector
- 2008Cyrano de BergeracDirector
- 2008Dance in America: San Francisco Ballet's NutcrackerDirector
- 2008Camp RockDirector
- 2005Merry F#%$in' ChristmasDirector
- 2003GamesDirector
- 2002FosseDirector
- 2001These Old BroadsDirector
- 2001The Firesign Theatre: Weirdly CoolDirector
- 2000Piano Grand! A Smithsonian CelebrationDirector
- 1999Crazy for YouDirector
- 1998DancemakerDirector
- 1997Merry Christmas, George BaileyDirector
- 1996Victor/VictoriaDirector
- 1995Some Enchanted Evening: Celebrating Oscar Hammerstein IIDirector
- 1992The Hard NutDirector

