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Michael Halasz is a Hungarian classical conductor.
Biography and career
Michael Halasz began his musical career as principal bassoonist with the Philharmonia Hungarica. After working with that group for eight years, he trained as conductor in Essen, and his first engagement as conductor was at the Munich Gärtnerplatztheater, from 1972 to 1975, where he conducted operetta productions.
In 1975, Halasz moved to Frankfurt and worked as principal Kapellmeister under Christoph von Dohnányi. During this time, he conducted a number of major operas. In 1977, when Dohnányi moved to Hamburg, Halasz went with him, continuing his work as principal Kapellmeister at the Staatsoper in Hamburg. In 1978, Halasz was appointed General Musical Director of the Hagen Opera House, and in 1991 he was named Resident Conductor at the Vienna State Opera.
Halasz has made dozens of recordings for the Naxos and Marco Polo labels, ranging from the complete symphonies of Beethoven and Liszt's Symphonic poems to works by Mozart, Pergolesi, Dvorak, Mahler, Schubert and many others. He has also recorded several of Mozart's operas, notably Don Giovanni, Die Zauberflöte, and Le nozze di Figaro. Many of Halasz's recordings have received great critical acclaim.
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Categories:- Hungarian conductors (music)
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