Georges Sebastian
Born: 17th August 1903, Budapest, Hungary
Died: 12th April 1989, La Hauteville, France
Nationality: French
Georges Sébastian was a French conductor of Hungarian birth, particularly associated with Wagner and the post-romantic repertory (Bruckner, Mahler, Richard Strauss).
Born György Sebestyén, he studied first the piano and violin in his native Budapest, before turning to composition. He then worked with Leo Weiner, Zoltán Kodály and Béla Bartók. In 1921, he was engaged as répétiteur at the Munich State Opera, where he worked with Bruno Walter and became his assistant conductor the following year.
He then spent one season from 1923–24 as assistant conductor at the Metropolitan Opera in New York, where he was heard as pianist.
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Delibes: Lakmé
Mado Robin (Lakmé), Libero De Luca (Gérald, Agnès Disney (Mallika), Jean Borthayre (Nilakantha), Claudine Collart (Ellen) & Simone LeMaître (Rose) Chorus and Orchestra of the Opéra-Comique, Paris, Georges Sébastian
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Chausson: Poème de l'amour et de la mer, Poème pour violon & Symphonie (Les indispensables de Diapason)
Irma Kolassi, Christian Ferras, Pierre Monteux, Louis de Froment, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Georges Sébastian, Orchestre National de Belgique, San Francisco Symphony Orchestra, Gérard Souzay, Jacqueline Bonneau
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100 Best Maria Callas - Her Hundred Greatest Classics
Maria Callas (soprano, vocals), Christa Ludwig (soprano), Franco Corelli (tenor), Nicola Zaccaria (bass, tenor), Renato Ercolani (tenor), William Dickie (baritone), Carlo Forti (bass), Tito Gobbi (baritone), Francesco Albanese (tenor), Fedora Barbieri (mezzo-soprano), Richard Tucker (tenor), Giuseppe di Stefano (tenor), Margreta Elkins (mezzo-soprano), Bernard Ladysz (bass), Piero Cappuccilli (baritone), Manuel Spatafora (baritone), Rolando Panerai (baritone), Anna Moffo (soprano), Nicola Rossi-Lemeni (bass), Franco Calabrese (bass), Fiorenza Cossotto (mezzo-soprano), Giuseppe Morresi (bass), Nicola Monti (tenor), Antonino Votto (conch), Aurora Cattelani (soprano), Angelo Mercuriali (tenor), Jane Berbié (mezzo-soprano), Nadine Sautereau (soprano), Ebe Ticozzi (contralto), Philharmonia Orchestra, Chœurs René Duclos, Orchestre du Théâtre National de l'Opéra de Paris, Teatro alla Scala, Orchestra Sinfonica di Torino della RAI, Paris Conservatoire Orchestra, Philharmonia Chorus, Orchestre National de la Radiodiffusion Française, Chœur du Théâtre National de l'Opéra de Paris, Tullio Serafin, Georges Prêtre, Victor de Sabata, Gabriele Santini, Nicola Rescigno, Gianandrea Gavazzeni, Alceo Galliera, Arturo Basile, Georges Sebastian
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The 1958 Recital at the Paris Opera, Part 2 - Puccini: Tosca, Act II (The Original Sound of Maria Callas)
Orchestre de l'Opéra national de Paris, Tito Gobbi (baritone), Jean-Pierre Hurteau, Louis Rialland, Maria Callas (soprano), Albert Lance, Choeur de l'Opéra national de Paris, Georges Sebastian
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