Mackerras
Britishnoun
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That requires charisma, willpower and a quality that the conductor Charles Mackerras summarized as “emanation”: sending messages on terms beyond the physical.
From New York Times • Dec. 10, 2014
Another fruitful collaboration was with Charles Mackerras, the great pioneer of Janacek and music director from 1970 to 1977, whom Harewood regarded as "probably the most complete opera conductor of his generation".
From The Guardian • Jul. 11, 2011
A concert performance of Mozart’s “Idomeneo” also proceeded without the scheduled conductor, Charles Mackerras, who died last month.
From New York Times • Aug. 24, 2010
So I prepared for the worst; and yet, what a year of vintage Mackerras performances we've had.
From The Guardian • Jul. 20, 2010
The greatest of Leo� Jan�?ek's nine operas gets a recording worthy of its stature from Sir Charles Mackerras and Soprano Elisabeth S�derstr�m.
From Time Magazine Archive
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