The outstanding conductor Sir Charles Mackerras has died in London at the age of 84 after a fight with cancer. The Wagner Society in NSW Inc mourns the loss of this great musician and long standing Patron of the Society.
From the Australian opera Website:
'Between 1981 and 1985 he conducted concert performances of Wagner’s Die Walküre, Siegfried, Götterdämmerung and Tristan und Isolde in co-presentations between Australian Opera, the Sydney Symphony Orchestra and the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra. His memorable performances of Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg during the 1988 Bicentennial season live on in the memory and on a remarkable DVD recording of the production.’
See also:
- News on the passing of Sir Charles Mackerras on ABC News.
- News on the passing of Sir Charles Mackerras on Google.
- Symphony mourns death of conductor Charles Mackerras, obituary for Sir Charles Mackerras in The Australian.
- Charles Mackerras, Elegant Conductor, Dies at 84, obituary for Sir Charles Mackerras in The New York Times.
- Energetic conductor engaged in a tireless quest for perfection, obituary for Sir Charles Mackerras in The Guardian.
- Charles Mackerras: a life in pictures ... and music, a picture gallery and tribute to Sir Charles Mackerras in The Guardian.
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