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Georges Prêtre
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French orchestral and opera conductor (1924-2017)
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Person · Open Library
- Works
- 1
Top works
- La symphonie d'une vie
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Film & TV
Waziers, Nord, France
Georges Prêtre was a French orchestral and opera conductor. Prêtre attended the Douai Conservatory and then studied harmony under Maurice Duruflé and conducting under André Cluytens among others at the Conservatoire de Paris. Amongst his early musical interests were jazz and trumpet. After graduating, he conducted in a number of small French opera houses sometimes under the pseudonym Georges…
Known for
- New Year's Concert 2010 — Self2010
- Neujahrskonzert der Wiener Philharmoniker 2008 — Conductor2008
- Pagliacci — Self - Conductor1987
- Cavalleria rusticana — Self - Conductor1982
- Les Contes d'Hoffmann — Self - Conductor1981
- Fan School — Self1977
- Samedi soir — Self1971
- Puccini - Turandot (1969) Birgit Nilsson — Conductor1969
- Maria Callas in Concert - Hamburg 1959 and 1962 — Self - Conductor1962
- Neujahrskonzert der Wiener Philharmoniker 2010 — Self - Conductor
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Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- France
- Active from
- 1924-08-14
- Active to
- 2017-01-04
Discography
- Callas à Paris I1961
- L'Enfant à l'étoile1961
- Callas à Paris (Album II)1963
- Carmen1964
- Peter Ustinov Tells the Stories of Babar the Elephant and the Little Tailor1966
- La traviata1967
- Poulenc : Les Animaux modèles, suite pour orchestre / Saint‐Saëns : Le Carnaval des animaux1967
- Louise - The Sony Opera House1976
- Faust1979
- Violin Concertos in E minor - G minor1982
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Listeners · Last.fm
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- 5,595
- Total plays
- 30,720
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Georges Prêtre (14 August 1924 – 4 January 2017) was a French orchestral and opera conductor. He was born in Waziers (Nord), and attended the Douai Conservatory and then studied harmony under Maurice Duruflé and conducting under André Cluytens among others at the Paris Conservatoire. Amongst his early musical interests were jazz and trumpet. After graduating, he conducted in a number of small French opera houses sometimes under the pseudonym Georges Dherain. <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/G
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Georges
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- France
- Place of birth
- Waziers
- Place of death
- Castres
- Occupation
- conductor
- Languages spoken
- French
- Native language
- French
- Participant in
- Athens Epidaurus Festival
- Student of
- Maurice Duruflé
- Field of work
- music
- Genre
- classical music
- Record label
- EMI
- Image
- Georges Pretre 1989 Garmisch-19890625-RM-113345.jpg
Show 6 more facts
- date of birth
- 1924-08-14
- date of death
- 2017-01-04
- name in native language
- Georges Prêtre
- start of work period
- 1946-00-00
- pseudonym
- Georges Dhérain
- Commons category
- Georges Prêtre
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