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Mackerras

British  
/ məˈkɛrəs /

noun

  1. Charles. 1925–2010, Australian conductor, esp of opera; resident in England

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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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

Ava June in the title role of the English National Opera's 1977 production of Janacek's Katya Kabanova, conducted by Charles Mackerras.

From The Guardian ● Mar. 5, 2013

Charles Mackerras: a life in pictures ... and music 15 Jul 2010: Charles Mackerras, one of the most influential and innovative conductors of the 20th century, has died at the age of 84.

From The Guardian ● Nov. 21, 2010

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

Charles Mackerras leads the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment in the aptly nicknamed "Great" C Major Symphony, on original instruments.

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