Sir Charles Mackerras

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Sir Charles Mackerras was a renowned Australian-born conductor celebrated for his interpretations of Czech music and Baroque repertoire, and for his influential work with major orchestras and opera companies worldwide.

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Sir Charles Mackerras canonical 5
Charles Mackerras 2

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instanceOf Australian musician ⓘ
human ⓘ
opera conductor ⓘ
orchestral conductor ⓘ
awardReceived Companion of the Order of Australia ⓘ
Gramophone Award ⓘ
Knight Bachelor ⓘ
Order of Merit (United Kingdom) ⓘ
birthDate 1925-11-17 ⓘ
birthPlace Schofields, New South Wales, Australia ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship Australia ⓘ
United Kingdom ⓘ
deathDate 2010-07-14 ⓘ
educatedAt Royal College of Music ⓘ
Sydney Conservatorium of Music ⓘ
familyName Mackerras ⓘ
fieldOfWork Baroque music ⓘ
Czech music ⓘ
classical music ⓘ
opera ⓘ
genre classical ⓘ
givenName Charles ⓘ
hasChild Catherine Mackerras ⓘ
influencedBy Czech musical tradition ⓘ
language English ⓘ
name Sir Charles Mackerras ⓘ
notableFor historically informed performance practice ⓘ
interpretations of Czech repertoire ⓘ
performances of Baroque music ⓘ
performances of Janáček ⓘ
performances of Mozart ⓘ
notableWork recordings of Handel operas and oratorios ⓘ
recordings of Janáček operas ⓘ
recordings of Mozart symphonies with the Prague Chamber Orchestra ⓘ
occupation conductor ⓘ
musicologist ⓘ
positionHeld chief conductor of the Sydney Symphony Orchestra ⓘ
music director of the English National Opera ⓘ
principal conductor of the English National Opera ⓘ
principal conductor of the Welsh National Opera ⓘ
principal guest conductor of the Czech Philharmonic ⓘ
principal guest conductor of the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra ⓘ
principal guest conductor of the Scottish Chamber Orchestra ⓘ
residence London, United Kingdom ⓘ
linked to: London, England
spouse Judy Mackerras ⓘ
studiedUnder Václav Talich ⓘ
workedWith Berlin Philharmonic ⓘ
Czech Philharmonic ⓘ
English National Opera ⓘ
Glyndebourne Festival Opera ⓘ
linked to: Glyndebourne

Royal Opera House, Covent Garden ⓘ
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra ⓘ
Scottish Chamber Orchestra ⓘ
Sydney Symphony Orchestra ⓘ
Vienna Philharmonic ⓘ
Welsh National Opera ⓘ

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Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment → hasPrincipalArtist → Charles Mackerras ⓘ
linked to: Sir Charles Mackerras
The Mines of Sulphur → conductorAtPremiere → Charles Mackerras ⓘ
subject linked to: Opera "The Mines of Sulphur"
linked to: Sir Charles Mackerras
St Marylebone Grammar School → educated → Sir Charles Mackerras ⓘ
Sir Charles Mackerras → name → Sir Charles Mackerras ⓘ
Queen's Medal for Music → hasRecipient → Sir Charles Mackerras ⓘ