Georges Prêtre: Information from Answers.com

Similar Artists:

Francis Poulenc, Marcel Landowski, Rafael Fruhbeck de Burgos, Gennady Rozhdestvensky

Influenced By:

Worked With:

Paris National Opera Orchestra, Paris Conservatory Concert Society Orchestra, René Duclos Choir, Paris National Opera Chorus, Plácido Domingo, Jane Berbié, Carlo Bergonzi, Maria Callas, Conservatory Concert Society Orchestra, Monte Carlo, Jean Laforge, Shirley Verrett, RCA Italiana Opera Orchestra, Nicolai Gedda, Nadine Sautereau, Robert Massard, French Radio Orchestra, La Scala Theater Orchestra, Montserrat Caballé, Radio France National Orchestra

Formal Connection With:

Maria Callas, Franco Zeffirelli

Born: August 14, 1924, Waziers, France
Genres: Classical
Instrument: Conductor

Biography

A French conductor best known for his penchant for French music, Georges Prêtre was born in Waziers on August 14, 1924. He studied at the Paris Conservatory with Maurice Duruflé and other music legends. Upon his graduation, he took up a pseudonym -- Georges Dherain -- and conducted at a number of small opera houses in France. His official debut came in 1961 at the Royal Opera House in Covent Garden, and during that decade he made stops at the New York Metropolitan Opera and La Scala in Milan. He worked with Maria Callas, and was also conductor for two of Franco Zeffirelli's films in the '80s. In 2008, he conducted the Vienna New Year's concert. ~ Chris True, All Music Guide

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