Charles Mackerras

Charles Mackerras

Known for: Sound
Biography: 1925-11-17
Deathday: 2010-07-14 (84 years old)

Biography

Sir Alan Charles MacLaurin Mackerras (; 17 November 1925 – 14 July 2010) was an Australian conductor. He was an authority on the operas of Janáček and Mozart, and the comic operas of Gilbert and Sullivan. He was long associated with the English National Opera (and its predecessor) and Welsh National Opera and was the first Australian chief conductor of the Sydney Symphony Orchestra. He also specialized in Czech music as a whole, producing many recordings for the Czech label Supraphon.

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Known For
Sound

Gender
Male

Birthday
1925-11-17

Deathday
2010-07-14 (84 years old)

Birth Name
Alan Charles Maclaurin Mackerras

Citizenships
Australia

Awards
honorary doctorate of the Masaryk University, honorary citizen of Prague, Royal Philharmonic Society Gold Medal, Gramophone Award for Lifetime Achievement, Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, Commander of the Order of the British Empire, Artis Bohemiae Amicis Medal, Companion of the Order of Australia, The Queen's Medal for Music, Centenary Medal, Czech Medal of Merit, Knight Bachelor

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