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Sir Charles Mackerras | |
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 Mackerras in 2005. | |
| Born | Alan Charles MacLaurin Mackerras 17 November 1925 Schenectady, New York, United States |
| Died | 14 July 2010 (aged 84) London, England |
| Occupation | Conductor |
Sir Alan Charles MacLaurin Mackerras (/məˈkɛrəs/; (17 November 1925 – 14 July 2010[1][2]) 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.
- ^ Wilson, Ashleigh (15 July 2010). "Symphony mourns death of conductor Charles Mackerras". The Australian. Retrieved 15 July 2010.
- ^ "Sir Charles Mackerras dies". The Daily Telegraph. 15 July 2010. Retrieved 15 July 2010.