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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

The British premiere was only weeks later, on 6 October 1954 by the Sadler's Wells Opera in London, conducted by Charles Mackerras.

From The Guardian • Aug. 8, 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

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

From Time Magazine Archive

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