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'''Anne Manson''' (born 1961, Cambridge, Massachusetts) is an American orchestral and [[opera]] [[conducting|conductor]]. |
'''Anne Manson''' (born 1961, Cambridge, Massachusetts) is an American orchestral and [[opera]] [[conducting|conductor]]. |
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Manson was music director of the [[Kansas City Symphony]] from 1999 until 2003, and is currently music director of the [[Manitoba Chamber Orchestra]].<ref name=bio>[http://www.annemanson.com/annemansonbio.htm Biography], annemanson.com</ref> In 1994, she became the first woman to conduct the [[Vienna Philharmonic]] at the [[Salzburg Festival]], leading them in ''[[Boris Godunov (opera)|Boris Godunov]]'' by [[Modest Mussorgsky]] to critical acclaim.<ref name=NYT>[[Anthony Tommasini]], [https://www.nytimes.com/2006/11/15/arts/music/15mans.html "A Rising Star to Shine Briefly in New York"], ''[[The New York Times]], November 15, 2006</ref> |
Manson was music director of the [[Kansas City Symphony]] from 1999 until 2003, and is currently music director of the [[Manitoba Chamber Orchestra]].<ref name=bio>[http://www.annemanson.com/annemansonbio.htm Biography], annemanson.com</ref> In 1994, she became the first woman to conduct the [[Vienna Philharmonic]] at the [[Salzburg Festival]], leading them in ''[[Boris Godunov (opera)|Boris Godunov]]'' by [[Modest Mussorgsky]] to critical acclaim.<ref name=NYT>[[Anthony Tommasini]], [https://www.nytimes.com/2006/11/15/arts/music/15mans.html "A Rising Star to Shine Briefly in New York"], ''[[The New York Times]]'', November 15, 2006</ref> |
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Manson studied [[pre-med]] at [[Harvard University]] before switching to music, then studied music on full scholarship at the [[Royal College of Music]] in London; there she became a conductor.<ref name=NYT /> She was conductor of London's Mecklenburgh Opera from 1988 to 1996, then served as an assistant to [[Claudio Abbado]].<ref name=NYT /> She has guest-conducted the [[Royal Swedish Opera]], [[Los Angeles Philharmonic]], [[London Philharmonic Orchestra]], [[Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra]], [[San Francisco Opera]], [[Washington National Opera]], and many other ensembles.<ref name=bio /> She has released four recordings, three of them focused on works of [[Philip Glass]].<ref>[http://www.annemanson.com/recordings.htm Recordings], annemanson.com</ref> |
Manson studied [[pre-med]] at [[Harvard University]] before switching to music, then studied music on full scholarship at the [[Royal College of Music]] in London; there she became a conductor.<ref name=NYT /> She was conductor of London's Mecklenburgh Opera from 1988 to 1996, then served as an assistant to [[Claudio Abbado]].<ref name=NYT /> She has guest-conducted the [[Royal Swedish Opera]], [[Los Angeles Philharmonic]], [[London Philharmonic Orchestra]], [[Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra]], [[San Francisco Opera]], [[Washington National Opera]], and many other ensembles.<ref name=bio /> She has released four recordings, three of them focused on works of [[Philip Glass]].<ref>[http://www.annemanson.com/recordings.htm Recordings], annemanson.com</ref> |
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Revision as of 23:32, 12 July 2022
Anne Manson (born 1961, Cambridge, Massachusetts) is an American orchestral and opera conductor.
Manson was music director of the Kansas City Symphony from 1999 until 2003, and is currently music director of the Manitoba Chamber Orchestra.[1] In 1994, she became the first woman to conduct the Vienna Philharmonic at the Salzburg Festival, leading them in Boris Godunov by Modest Mussorgsky to critical acclaim.[2]
Manson studied pre-med at Harvard University before switching to music, then studied music on full scholarship at the Royal College of Music in London; there she became a conductor.[2] She was conductor of London's Mecklenburgh Opera from 1988 to 1996, then served as an assistant to Claudio Abbado.[2] She has guest-conducted the Royal Swedish Opera, Los Angeles Philharmonic, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra, San Francisco Opera, Washington National Opera, and many other ensembles.[1] She has released four recordings, three of them focused on works of Philip Glass.[3]
References
- ^ a b Biography, annemanson.com
- ^ a b c Anthony Tommasini, "A Rising Star to Shine Briefly in New York", The New York Times, November 15, 2006
- ^ Recordings, annemanson.com
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- 1961 births
- Living people
- Musicians from Cambridge, Massachusetts
- Harvard University alumni
- Alumni of the Royal College of Music
- Women conductors (music)
- 20th-century American conductors (music)
- 21st-century American conductors (music)
- Classical musicians from Massachusetts
- 20th-century American women musicians
- 21st-century American women musicians