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ALBUMThe 1963 Recital at the Théâtre des Champs-Elysées, Paris: Works by Berlioz, Bizet, Gluck, Gounod & Massenet (The Original Sound of Maria Callas)Orchestre de la Société des Concerts du Conservatoire, Georges Prêtre & Maria Callas
Albums by Georges Prêtre
ALBUMAirs d'opéras. Les noces de Figaro, Les puritains, Samson et Dalila, Tannhäuser, Othello...Ernest Blanc, Georges Prêtre & Orchestre de la Société des Concerts du Conservatoire
ALBUMRimsky-Korsakov, Borodin & Mussorgsky: Orchestral Works (Remastered 2023)Georges Prêtre & Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
ALBUMR. Strauss: Tone PoemsStuttgart Radio Symphony Orchestra & Georges Prêtre
ALBUMSibelius: Symphony No. 5 in E-Flat Major, Op. 82 & Night Ride and Sunrise, Op. 55Georges Prêtre
ALBUMClaude Debussy: La Mer, Nocturnes - Maurice Ravel: BoléroGeorges Prêtre & Orchestra del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino
ALBUMVictoria de Los Angeles: Fauré, Debussy & RavelVictoria De Los Angeles, Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, Orchestre de la Société des Concerts du Conservatoire de Paris, André Cluytens, Georges Prêtre, Boston Symphony Orchestra & Charles Munch
ALBUMJules Massenet: WertherOrchestra del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino & Georges Prêtre
ALBUMWagner: Wesendonk Lieder & OrchesterstückeGeorges Prêtre, Vienna Symphony & Marjana Lipovšek
ALBUMCarmen Suite Rome S.O.Symphony Orchestra Rom & Georges Prêtre
ALBUMAlain Vanzo: Airs françaisOrchestre du Théâtre National de Paris, Georges Prêtre & Alain Vanzo
Georges Prêtre's Popular Music Videos
Les contes d' Hoffmann: Helas, mon coeur s'égare encorre!
Agnes Baltsa, Chorus of the Royal Opera House, Claire Powell, Francis Egerton, Georges Prêtre, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Philip Geling, Plácido Domingo & Siegmund Nimsgern
Bizet: Overture and Habanera (From the opera Carmen)
Georges Prêtre, Maria Callas & Sinfonieorchester Des Norddeutschen Rundfunks
The Life of Maria Callas - Chapter 6: Affairs of the Heart
Maria Callas, Daniel Richards, Choeurs René Duclos, Paris Opera Orchestra & Georges Prêtre
The Life of Maria Callas - Chapter 5: La Divina - The Glory Years
Maria Callas, Daniel Richards, Orchestre National de France & Georges Prêtre
The Life of Maria Callas - Chapter 7: The Curtain Falls
Maria Callas, Daniel Richards, Orchestre de la Société des Concerts du Conservatoire & Georges Prêtre
Bizet: Carmen, Act 1: L'amour est un oiseau rebelle (Carmen) [Live]
Georges Prêtre, Sinfonieorchester Des Norddeutschen Rundfunks & Maria Callas
Massenet: Le Cid, Act III: De cet affreux combat - Pleurez, pleurez mes yeux (Chimène) [Live]
Georges Prêtre, Sinfonieorchester Des Norddeutschen Rundfunks & Maria Callas
Bizet: Carmen, Act 3: Entr'acte (Live)
Georges Prêtre & Sinfonieorchester Des Norddeutschen Rundfunks
Bizet: Carmen, Act I: Près des remparts de Séville (Carmen) [Live]
Georges Prêtre, Sinfonieorchester Des Norddeutschen Rundfunks & Maria Callas
Verdi: Don Carlo, Act III: O don fatale, o don crudel (Eboli) [Live]
Georges Prêtre, Sinfonieorchester Des Norddeutschen Rundfunks & Maria Callas
Artist Biography
A French conductor best known for his penchant for French music, Georges Prêtre was born in Waziers on August 14, 1924. He studied at the Paris Conservatory with Maurice Duruflé and other music legends. Upon his graduation, he took up a pseudonym -- Georges Dherain -- and conducted at a number of small opera houses in France. His official debut came in 1961 at the Royal Opera House in Covent Garden, and during that decade he made stops at the New York Metropolitan Opera and La Scala in Milan. He worked with Maria Callas, and was also conductor for two of Franco Zeffirelli's films in the '80s. In 2008, he conducted the Vienna New Year's concert. ~ Chris True
Hometown
Waziers, France
Genre
Classical