James Conlon

James Conlon

Birthday: 1950-03-18

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Biography: James Conlon is an American conductor. He made his debut with the New York Philharmonic in 1974 and has conducted virtually every major American and European symphony orchestra. Throughout his career, Conlon has held the positions of Music Director of the Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra (1983-1991), General Music Director of the City of Cologne Germany (1989-2003), Principal Conductor of the Paris Opera (1995-2004), Music Director of the Los Angeles Opera (2006), and Principal Conductor of the RAI National Symphony Orchestra (2016).

Movies

Hollywoods Oper - Eine Oper für Los Angeles
Hollywoods Oper - Eine Oper für Los Angeles

Documentary about opera in Hollywood....

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Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny
Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny

- Recorded live at Los Angeles Opera, 1 & 4 March 2007. Welcome to Mahagonny, where sin is "in" and...

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Macbeth
Macbeth

Plácido Domingo, who just celebrated his 50th stage anniversary in Vienna - incredibly - continues t...

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Estranged Passengers: In Search of Viktor Ullmann
Estranged Passengers: In Search of Viktor Ullmann

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Zemlinsky – The Dwarf
Zemlinsky – The Dwarf

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The Italian Character: The Story of a Great Italian Orchestra
The Italian Character: The Story of a Great Italian Orchestra

The Italian Character: a film within music and about music. The Italian character is the story of on...

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La Traviata
La Traviata

This superb 2006 production of the Los Angeles Opera's La Traviata stars Renée Fleming, who joins th...

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Shostakovich: Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk
Shostakovich: Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk

At first glance, the title of Shostakovich’s opera seems to speak for itself: Katherina, neglected a...

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The Magic Flute
The Magic Flute

During World War I, in an unnamed country, a soldier named Tamino is sent by the Queen of the Night ...

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Tosca
Tosca

A stellar cast brings Puccini’s spellbinding opera to life, seizing every opportunity to thrill the ...

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Rusalka
Rusalka

Renee Fleming stars in Dvorak's three-act opera based on two fairy-tales which tells the story of a ...

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14 Short Films About Opera
14 Short Films About Opera

A collection of social media snippets created entirely through volunteer work for the LA Opera durin...

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