Georges Prêtre
Georges Prêtre was one of the leading conductors of the last half of the 20th century, especially known for operatic conducting and performances of French music. He studied trumpet as a boy, graduating from the Douai Conservatory. Nazi occupation of Paris did not substantially interfere with the teaching activities of the famous Paris Conservatory, where Prêtre continued his musical studies. He took first prize in trumpet in 1944 and studied harmony with Henri Challan and Maurice Duruflé. He began studying conducting with André Cluytens, Pierre Dervaux, and Richard Blareau. His conducting debut was in operetta, a fact that eluded biographers since he used the assumed name of Georges Dherain.
His official conducting debut was at the Marseilles Opera in 1946, in Lalo's Le Roi d'Ys. He spent a decade primarily in provincial French opera houses: Marseilles (1946-1948), Lille (1948), Casablanca (1949-1951), and Toulouse (1951-1955). He was appointed music director of the Opéra-Comique in Paris in 1956, debuting with Richard Strauss' Capriccio and conducting a wide variety of repertory there. He made his American conducting debut at the Chicago Lyric Opera in 1958. By 1960, he had become well-known and was selected by composer Francis Poulenc, who selected Prêtre to conduct the premiere of Le voix humaine (1959) and was highly esteemed for his performances of Poulenc's full-length opera Dialogues de Carmelites. He also led the premiere of the Sept répons des ténèbres (1963).
In 1959, he joined the staff of the Paris Opéra, becoming music director in 1966. He debuted at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden (1961), the Metropolitan Opera in New York (1965), and La Scala (1965). During this period he became a conductor often requested by opera superstar Maria Callas. He frequently returned to the Met and La Scala, especially known for his French repertory.
His concert conducting career also advanced during this period. Over the years he conducted most of the important orchestras of Europe and America, and in 1962 was appointed deputy director of the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra. In 1971, the Paris Opéra's periodic political problems erupted into a huge backstage dispute that closed the Opéra for several months, during which Prêtre left the company.
Since that painful experience, Prêtre most frequently worked outside of France. He became principal guest conductor of the Vienna Symphony Orchestra in 1986, holding that post through 1991, when he was named one of its honorary conductors for life. In 1995, he became artistic director and principal conductor of the Stuttgart Radio Symphony Orchestra. Among his world premieres were Symphony No. 4 by Marcel Landowski (1988) and Concerto for 15 Soloists and Orchestra by Françaix (1990).
In 1999, he conducted a major series of concerts in Paris in honor of the 100th anniversary of Poulenc's birth.
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Berlioz: Les Troyens
Régine Crespin, Guy Chauvet, Orchestre du Theatre National De L'Opera De Paris, Georges Prêtre
Classical - Lançado por Warner Classics em 13 de mar. de 2020
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Saint-Saëns : Symphonies Nos 2 & 3 "Organ" (Apex)
Classical - Lançado por Warner Classics International em 1 de fev. de 2008
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Sibelius: Symphony No. 5 in E-Flat Major, Op. 82 & Night Ride and Sunrise, Op. 55
Classical - Lançado por Sony Classical em 22 de dez. de 2017
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Poulenc: Les biches - Dutilleux: Le loup - Milhaud: La création du monde
Classical - Lançado por Warner Classics em 5 de nov. de 2021
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Rita Gorr Sings French Opera
Rita Gorr, Georges Prêtre, André Cluytens
Opera - Lançado por Guild GmbH em 15 de jul. de 2014
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Callas à Paris - More Arias from French Opera - Callas Remastered
Maria Callas, Orchestre de la Société des Concerts du Conservatoire, Georges Prêtre
Opera Extracts - Lançado por Warner Classics em 1 de jan. de 1997
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Rivier - Hummel - Beethoven (10 Mars 1960)
Orchestre National de la RTF - Georges Prètre - Jean Doyen
Classical - Lançado por Ina, musique(s) em 20 de jan. de 2014
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Leoncavallo: I Pagliacci
Teresa Stratas, Plácido Domingo, Juan Pons, Coro Del Teatro Alla Scala Di Milano, Orchestra del Teatro della Scala di Milano, Georges Prêtre
Classical - Lançado por Decca Music Group Ltd. em 1 de jan. de 1984
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Leoncavallo: Pagliacci / Mascagni: Cavalleria Rusticana
Plácido Domingo, Teresa Stratas, Elena Obraztsova, Juan Pons, Orchestra del Teatro della Scala di Milano, Georges Prêtre
Classical - Lançado por Decca Music Group Ltd. em 1 de jan. de 1996
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Charpentier: Louise - The Sony Opera House
Classical - Lançado por Sony Classical em 1 de jan. de 1990
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Castillon: Concerto pour piano, Op. 12 & Esquisses symphoniques, Op. 15
Aldo Ciccolini, Orchestre Philharmonique de Monté-Carlo, Georges Prêtre
Classical - Lançado por Warner Classics em 23 de out. de 2020
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Gluck: Iphigénie en Tauride, Wq. 46
Rita Gorr, Nicolai Gedda, Ernest Blanc, Louis Quilico, Georges Prêtre, Orchestre de la Société des Concerts du Conservatoire
Classical - Lançado por Warner Classics em 12 de jan. de 2024
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R. Strauss: Tone Poems
Radio-Sinfonieorchester Stuttgart des SWR, Andreas Rohn, Georges Prêtre, Otto Armin, Diethelm Jonas
Classical - Lançado por SWR Classic em 1 de jan. de 1995
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Verdi: La traviata & Rigoletto. Airs et duos chantés en français
Janine Micheau, Ernest Blanc, Orchestre du Theatre National De L'Opera De Paris, Georges Prêtre
Classical - Lançado por Warner Classics em 15 de dez. de 2023
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Gounod: Faust (Highlights)
Classical - Lançado por Parlophone (France) em 1 de jan. de 1986
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RAVEL: Daphnis et Chloe, Valse (La) / BIZET: Symphony in C major
Radio-Sinfonieorchester Stuttgart des SWR, Georges Prêtre
Classical - Lançado por SWR Classic em 1 de jan. de 1997
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Roussel : Symphonies n° 2-4 & Ballets
Classical - Lançado por Warner Classics em 2 de out. de 2006
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Tosca: Best Of
Georges Prêtre, Maria Callas, Carlo Bergonzi, Orchestre de la Société des Concerts du Conservatoire
Classical - Lançado por Warner Music Group - X5 Music Group em 22 de jul. de 2022
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Berlioz La damnation de Faust; La mort de Cléopatre
Classical - Lançado por Warner Classics em 25 de nov. de 2005
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Karneval Der Tiere - Carnival Of The Animals
Classical - Lançado por Warner Classics em 28 de jun. de 2010
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Music of the 20th Century: Poulenc, Dutilleux, Milhaud & Gershwin
Georges Prêtre, Daniel Wayenberg, Orchestre de la Société des Concerts du Conservatoire
Classical - Lançado por Jube Classic em 16 de jul. de 2021
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