Sir Alan Charles Maclaurin Mackerras, AC, CH, CBE (born November 17, 1925) is an Australian conductor. Elizabeth II, Queen of Australia, wearing on her left shoulder the Order of Australias Sovereign Badge. ... The Order of the Companions of Honour is a British and Commonwealth Order. ... Commanders Badge of the Order of the British Empire The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (OBE) is a British order of chivalry established on 4 June 1917 by King George V. The Order includes five classes in civil and military divisions; in decreasing order of seniority, these... 17 November is also the name of a Marxist group in Greece. ... 1925 (MCMXXV) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar). ... See Conductor for other possible uses of the word. ...

Mackerras was born in Schenectady, New York in the United States of America to Australian parents, and moved with them to Sydney at an early age. He studied at the conservatory there and eventually became principal oboist of the Sydney Symphony Orchestra. He settled in England in 1946 and went to Prague to study conducting with Václav Talich. Returning to England, he worked at Sadler's Wells Opera (now English National Opera) and then was principal conductor of the BBC Concert Orchestra from 1954 to 1956. He directed the Hamburg State Opera from 1965 to 1969, English National Opera from 1970 to 1978 and Welsh National Opera from 1987 to 1992. In 2004 he was made Principal Guest Conductor of the Philharmonia Orchestra. He was knighted in 1979. Union Colleges Nott Memorial, one of the most recognized buildings in Schenectady Schenectady (IPA ) is a city located in Schenectady County, New York, United States, of which it is the county seat. ... This article is about the Australian city. ... Modern Oboe The oboe is a double reed musical instrument of the woodwind family. ... Sydney Symphony Orchestra, now known as the Sydney Symphony, is a symphony orchestra based in Sydney, Australia. ... Royal motto (French): Dieu et mon droit (Translated: God and my right) Englands location (dark green) within the British Isles Languages None official English de facto Capital None official London de facto Largest city London Area – Total Ranked 1st UK 130,395 km² Population – Total (mid-2004) – Total (2001... 1946 (MCMXLVI) was a common year starting on Tuesday. ... Prague (Czech: Praha, see also other names) is the capital and largest city of the Czech Republic. ... Václav Talich (May 28, 1883 - March 16, 1961) was a Czech conductor and violinist. ... The London Coliseum, home of the English National Opera English National Opera (ENO), located at the Coliseum Theatre on St. ... The BBC Concert Orchestra is based in London and is one of the British Broadcasting Corporations five orchestras. ... 1954 (MCMLIV) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1956 (MCMLVI) was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Hamburg State Opera (in German: Hamburgische Staatsoper) is one of the leading opera companies in Germany. ... 1965 (MCMLXV) was a common year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1965 calendar). ... 1969 (MCMLXIX) was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1969 calendar). ... 1970 (MCMLXX) was a common year starting on Thursday (the link is to a full 1970 calendar). ... 1978 (MCMLXXVIII) was a common year starting on Sunday (the link is to a full 1978 calendar). ... The Canolfan Mileniwm Cymru or Wales Millenium Centre, a new performing arts centre which opended in 2004, is the home of the Welsh National Opera (WNO), a touring operatic company founded in Cardiff in 1943. ... 1987 (MCMLXXXVII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1992 (MCMXCII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday. ... 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Philharmonia is an orchestra based in London. ... The silver Anglia knight, commissioned as a trophy in 1850, intended to represent the Black Prince. ... This page refers to the year 1979. ...

Mackerras has performed a wide range of repertoire, but is particularly closely associated with the operas of Leoš Janáček — in 1951 he conducted the British premiere of Katya Kabanova, which had been written thirty years earlier. He is also well known for his encyclopaedic knowledge of Mozart's operas (it has been said that if the scores of Mozart's operas were all somehow destroyed, Mackerras would be able to reconstruct them entirely from memory). He has often been careful to give historically authentic performances of these works: in a 1965 performance of The Marriage of Figaro he ensured that ornamentation was added in a way that Mozart would have recognised. LeoÅ¡ Janáček in 1928 LeoÅ¡ Janáček â–¶ (help· info) (July 3, 1854 in Hukvaldy, Moravia – August 12, 1928 in Ostrava) was a Czech composer. ... 1951 (MCMLI) was a common year starting on Monday; see its calendar. ... Katyá Kabanová is an opera by Leoš Janáček , first produced in Brno on 23 November 1921. ... Mozart drawing by Doris Stock, 1789 Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (baptised as Joannes Chrysostomus Wolfgangus Theophilus Mozart; January 27, 1756 – December 5, 1791) is among the most significant and enduringly popular composers of European classical music. ... The authentic performance movement is an effort on the part of musicians and scholars to perform works of classical music in ways similar to how they were performed when they were originally written. ... 1965 (MCMLXV) was a common year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1965 calendar). ... QPAC poster for The Marriage of Figaro Le nozze di Figaro ossia la folle giornata (Trans:The Marriage of Figaro ), K. 492, is an opera buffa (comic opera) composed in 1786 by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, with libretto by Lorenzo da Ponte, based on a stage comedy by Pierre Beaumarchais, Le... In music, ornaments are musical flourishes that are not necessary to the overall melodic (or harmonic) line, but serve to decorate or ornament that line. ...

Mackerras has also arranged music by Arthur Sullivan for the ballet Pineapple Poll, as well as arranged music by Giuseppe Verdi for the ballet The Lady and the Fool. Sir Arthur Seymour Sullivan (May 13, 1842 – November 22, 1900) was a British composer best known for his operatic collaborations with librettist William S. Gilbert. ... The Waltz of the Snowflakes from Tchaikovskys The Nutcracker. ... Pineapple Poll is a Gilbert and Sullivan inspired comic ballet, which was created by John Cranko in collaboration with Sir Charles Mackerras. ... Giuseppe Verdi, by Giovanni Boldini, 1886 (National Gallery of Modern Art, Rome). ...

His brother Colin Mackerras remained in Australia and became a world-renowned authority in Asian Studies, as founding Professor of that subject at Griffith University. This page meets Wikipedias criteria for speedy deletion. ... A professor (Latin: one who claims publicly to be an expert) (or prof for short) is a senior teacher, lecturer and/or researcher usually employed by a college or university. ... Griffith University is an Australian public university with four campuses in Brisbane and one at the Gold Coast. ...