Charles Mackerras

Australian conductor and classical oboist (1925–2010)

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  • Momentum27.2
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Lived 1925–2010, aged 85Australia
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    23 languages
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  • Era
    1925–2010
    Aged 85
  • Known for
    Don Giovanni
    2008
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Updated 2026-06-10

Sir Alan Charles MacLaurin Mackerras (; was an American-born Australian conductor. He was an authority on the operas of Janáček and Mozart, and the comic operas of Gilbert and Sullivan. He was long associated with the English National Opera and Welsh National Opera and was the first Australian chief conductor of the Sydney Symphony Orchestra. He also specialized in Czech music as a whole, producing many recordings for the Czech label Supraphon.

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