Guadalajara Orchestra is an orchestra based in Guadalajara, Jalisco in Mexico. Guadalajara is a large city in the Western-Pacific region of Mexico, located at 20. ...
It has been conducted by Enrique Bátiz, Neeme Järvi, Plácido Domingo, Mu-Hai Tang, Claudio Abbado, Antal Doráti, Eduardo Mata and Charles Dutoit. Enrique Bátiz Campbell (1942), is the principal director of the State of Mexico Symphony Orchestra and principal guest director of the University of Guananjuato Symphony Orchestra. ... Neeme Järvi (born June 7, 1937) is an Estonian-born conductor. ... Plácido Domingo (born January 21, 1941) is a famous Spanish opera singer. ... Muhai Tang (Simplified Chinese: 汤沐海, pinyin: Tāng Mùhǎi) (born 1949) is a Chinese conductor. ... Claudio Abbado (born June 26, 1933) is a noted Italian conductor. ... Antal Doráti KBE (April 9, 1906 â November 13, 1988) was a conductor and composer. ... Eduardo Mata (September 5, 1942–January 4, 1995) was a noted Mexican conductor and composer. ... Charles Édouard Dutoit (born October 7, 1939) is a conductor. ...
Guadalajara's dry, mild climate and picturesque surroundings have made it a popular health resort.
In the city are the University of Guadalajara (1792), the Autonomous University of Guadalajara (1935), a museum housing works of the painter José Clemente Orozco, and the Degollado Theater, home of the Guadalajara Symphony Orchestra.
Guadalajara was captured in 1810 by the Mexican priest and revolutionary Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla during his crusade to free Mexico from Spanish colonial rule.