Hermann Michael

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]

Hermann Michael
Born1937
Schwäbisch Gmünd, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
DiedSeptember 1, 2005
Uffing am Staffelsee, Bavaria, Germany
OccupationConductor

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]

He was the music director of the Phoenix Symphony from 1997 to 2004.

References
  1. Midgette, Anne (14 September 2005). "Hermann Michael, Maestro, Dies at 68". The New York Times. Retrieved 4 July 2020.
  2. "Metopera Database". The Metropolitan Opera Archives. Metropolitan Opera. Retrieved 4 July 2020.
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