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'''Hermann Michael''' (1937 - September 1, 2005) was a German [[conductor]]. |
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| name = Hermann Michael |
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| birth_date = 1937 |
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| birth_place = [[Schwäbisch Gmünd]], Baden-Württemberg, Germany |
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| death_date = September 1, 2005 |
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| death_place = Uffing am Staffelsee, Bavaria, Germany |
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| occupation = [[Conducting|Conductor]]}} |
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'''Hermann Michael''' (1937–2005) was a German symphonic and opera conductor. He studied piano and cello at the [[Stuttgart Conservatory]] and had not formally studied conducting when he audited a master class led by [[Herbert von Karajan]] in Berlin in 1960. Michael then took a three-week master class with conductor [[Hans Swarowsky]] and was invited to the first [[Cantelli Awards|Cantelli Conducting Competition]] in Italy, which he won.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Midgette |first1=Anne |title=Hermann Michael, Maestro, Dies at 68 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2005/09/14/arts/music/hermann-michael-maestro-dies-at-68.html |accessdate=4 July 2020 |work=The New York Times |date=14 September 2005}}</ref> |
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== Biography == |
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He was an assistant of [[Herbert von Karajan]]. From 1970 to 1978 he was chief conductor at the Bremen Musiktheater.<ref>[http://www.nytimes.com/2005/09/14/arts/music/14michael.html?_r=0 obituary] in the New York Times 14. September 2005.</ref> From 1984 onwards he was mostly active in the United States, working with the orchestras of Atlanta, Boston, Chicago, Cincinnati, Detroit, Los Angeles, Minnesota, Montreal, Philadelphia, St. Louis, San Francisco, Seattle, Toronto and Washington D.C. As a conductor of operas he also led the New York Metropolitan Opera. From 1997 to 2004 he was the musical director of the Phoenix Symphony Orchestra. |
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On September 1, 2005 Michael died in [[Uffing]], Germany. |
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Michael served as von Karajan's assistant at the [[Vienna State Opera]] and undertook guest engagements before being appointed director of the Bremen Opera, where he served from 1970 to 1978. After 1984 he was active in North America, conducting the symphony orchestras in Atlanta, Boston, Chicago, Cincinnati, Detroit, Los Angeles, Minnesota, Montreal, Philadelphia, St. Louis, San Francisco, Seattle, Toronto, and Washington D.C. He also conducted at the [[Metropolitan Opera]] from 1989 to 1996, where he led performances of ''[[Die Fledermaus]]'', ''[[Der Fliegende Holländer]]'', and ''[[Fidelio]]''.<ref>{{cite web |title=Metopera Database |url=http://archives.metoperafamily.org/archives/frame.htm |website=The Metropolitan Opera Archives |publisher=Metropolitan Opera |accessdate=4 July 2020}}</ref> |
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According to the obituary in ''[[The New York Times]]'', "Mr. Michael had a special relationship with Seattle, where he appeared nearly every season as a guest with the opera company after making his American debut there in 1984. He led three complete "Ring" cycles in Seattle, and regularly performed with the symphony." |
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He was the music director of the [[Phoenix Symphony]] from 1997 to 2004. |
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==Further reading== |
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*[http://www.bruceduffie.com/michael.html Interview with Hermann Michael], August 6, 1987 |
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Hermann Michael | |
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| Born | 1937 Schwäbisch Gmünd, Baden-Württemberg, Germany |
| Died | September 1, 2005 Uffing am Staffelsee, Bavaria, Germany |
| Occupation | Conductor |
Hermann Michael (1937–2005) was a German symphonic and opera conductor. He studied piano and cello at the Stuttgart Conservatory and had not formally studied conducting when he audited a master class led by Herbert von Karajan in Berlin in 1960. Michael then took a three-week master class with conductor Hans Swarowsky and was invited to the first Cantelli Conducting Competition in Italy, which he won.[1]
Michael served as von Karajan's assistant at the Vienna State Opera and undertook guest engagements before being appointed director of the Bremen Opera, where he served from 1970 to 1978. After 1984 he was active in North America, conducting the symphony orchestras in Atlanta, Boston, Chicago, Cincinnati, Detroit, Los Angeles, Minnesota, Montreal, Philadelphia, St. Louis, San Francisco, Seattle, Toronto, and Washington D.C. He also conducted at the Metropolitan Opera from 1989 to 1996, where he led performances of Die Fledermaus, Der Fliegende Holländer, and Fidelio.[2]
According to the obituary in The New York Times, "Mr. Michael had a special relationship with Seattle, where he appeared nearly every season as a guest with the opera company after making his American debut there in 1984. He led three complete "Ring" cycles in Seattle, and regularly performed with the symphony."
He was the music director of the Phoenix Symphony from 1997 to 2004.
References
[edit]- ^ Midgette, Anne (14 September 2005). "Hermann Michael, Maestro, Dies at 68". The New York Times. Retrieved 4 July 2020.
- ^ "Metopera Database". The Metropolitan Opera Archives. Metropolitan Opera. Retrieved 4 July 2020.
Further reading
[edit]- Interview with Hermann Michael, August 6, 1987
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