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He attended a Jesuit school, but only started serious musical studies when he was around 14-15; he studied piano and violin.<ref name="resmusica">[http://www.resmusica.com/2007/01/03/bertrand-de-billy/ Bertrand de Billy, chef d’orchestre, interview with Valéry Fleurquin, 3 January 2007, in French] accessed 7 February 2014.</ref> |
He attended a Jesuit school, but only started serious musical studies when he was around 14-15; he studied piano and violin.<ref name="resmusica">[http://www.resmusica.com/2007/01/03/bertrand-de-billy/ Bertrand de Billy, chef d’orchestre, interview with Valéry Fleurquin, 3 January 2007, in French] accessed 7 February 2014.</ref> |
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After his career as an instrumental musician, de Billy began his conducting career in [[Paris]]. He later moved to [[Germany]] and built up his career as an opera conductor. His professional operatic conducting debut was for ''[[La Traviata]]'' in [[Oviedo]], Spain in 1991, replacing a conductor at short notice.<ref name="resmusica"/> He was the [[ |
After his career as an instrumental musician, de Billy began his conducting career in [[Paris]]. He later moved to [[Germany]] and built up his career as an opera conductor. His professional operatic conducting debut was for Verdi's ''[[La Traviata]]'' in [[Oviedo]], Spain, in 1991, replacing a conductor at short notice.<ref name="resmusica"/> He was the [[Generalmusikdirektor]] (GMD) at the [[Anhaltisches Theater]] in [[Dessau]] from 1993 to 1995. At the [[Vienna Volksoper]], he held the post of first conductor from 1996 to 1998. From 1999 to 2004, de Billy was chief conductor of the [[Gran Teatre del Liceu]]in [[Barcelona]], after the reopening of the theatre. |
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De Billy conducts mostly from memory, although he usually has the score in front of him in case problems occur. He prefers the smaller opera theatres ([[Theater an der Wien]], [[Théâtre du Châtelet|Châtelet]], [[Opera Garnier|Garnier]]), where more intimacy can be found with the audience.<ref name="resmusica"/> |
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Since 2002, de Billy has served as chief conductor of the [[Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra]] (RSO Wien). His performances with the orchestra have included opera productions at the Festival [[OsterKlang]] and at the [[Sommerfestival Klangbogen]]. His recordings with the RSO Wien have included |
Since 2002, de Billy has served as chief conductor of the [[Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra]] (RSO Wien). His performances with the orchestra have included opera productions at the Festival [[OsterKlang]] and at the [[Sommerfestival Klangbogen]]. His recordings with the RSO Wien have included Eugen d'Albert's ''[[Tiefland (opera)|Tiefland]]''. De Billy has had disputes with management over funding and the continuing status of the orchestra. In January 2009, the RSO Wien announced the appointment of [[Cornelius Meister]] as its seventh chief conductor, effective with the 2010-2011 season.<ref>{{cite press release|url=http://rso.orf.at/pdf/rso_meister.pdf|title=Cornelius Meister zum neuen RSO Chefdirigenten ab September 2010 bestellt|publisher=[[Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra]]|date=9 January 2009|accessdate=13 January 2009|format=[[Portable Document Format|PDF]]|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110706093804/http://rso.orf.at/pdf/rso_meister.pdf|archivedate=6 July 2011}}</ref> |
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| ⚫ | De Billy is a member of the board of the Vienna-based European Academy of Music Theatre. His discography includes the Mozart / [[Lorenzo Da Ponte|Da Ponte]] operas, Beethoven Symphonies 2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 8, [[Symphony No. 9 (Schubert)|Schubert Symphony No 9]], [[Antonín Dvořák|Dvořák]] Symphony No.9. He recorded complete operas including Gounod's ''[[Faust (opera)|Faust]]''), ''[[Ariane et Barbe-bleue]]'' by Dukas, and Verdi's ''[[Don Carlos (opera)|Don Carlos]]'',<ref>[http://www.allmusic.com/artist/bertrand-de-billy-mn0001677799/discography Discography of Bertrand de Billy at Allmusic site] accessed 7 February 2014.</ref> and on DVD Debussy's ''[[Pelléas et Mélisande (opera)|Pelléas et Mélisande]]'', Massenet's ''[[Cendrillon]]'', Puccini's ''[[La bohème]]'', and ''[[Hamlet (opera)|Hamlet]]'' by Ambroise Thomas. |
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Bertrand de Billy is a member of the board of the Vienna-based European Academy of Music Theatre. |
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His discography includes the Mozart / [[Lorenzo Da Ponte|Da Ponte]] operas, Beethoven Symphonies 2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 8, [[Symphony No. 9 (Schubert)|Schubert Symphony No 9]], [[Antonín Dvořák|Dvořák]] Symphony |
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Bertrand de Billy (born Paris, 11 January 1965) is a French conductor.
He attended a Jesuit school, but only started serious musical studies when he was around 14-15; he studied piano and violin.[1]
After his career as an instrumental musician, de Billy began his conducting career in Paris. He later moved to Germany and built up his career as an opera conductor. His professional operatic conducting debut was for Verdi's La TraviatainOviedo, Spain, in 1991, replacing a conductor at short notice.[1] He was the Generalmusikdirektor (GMD) at the Anhaltisches TheaterinDessau from 1993 to 1995. At the Vienna Volksoper, he held the post of first conductor from 1996 to 1998. From 1999 to 2004, de Billy was chief conductor of the Gran Teatre del LiceuinBarcelona, after the reopening of the theatre.
De Billy conducts mostly from memory, although he usually has the score in front of him in case problems occur. He prefers the smaller opera theatres (Theater an der Wien, Châtelet, Garnier), where more intimacy can be found with the audience.[1]
Since 2002, de Billy has served as chief conductor of the Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra (RSO Wien). His performances with the orchestra have included opera productions at the Festival OsterKlang and at the Sommerfestival Klangbogen. His recordings with the RSO Wien have included Eugen d'Albert's Tiefland. De Billy has had disputes with management over funding and the continuing status of the orchestra. In January 2009, the RSO Wien announced the appointment of Cornelius Meister as its seventh chief conductor, effective with the 2010-2011 season.[2]
De Billy is a member of the board of the Vienna-based European Academy of Music Theatre. His discography includes the Mozart / Da Ponte operas, Beethoven Symphonies 2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 8, Schubert Symphony No 9, Dvořák Symphony No. 9. He recorded complete operas including Gounod's Faust), Ariane et Barbe-bleue by Dukas, and Verdi's Don Carlos,[3] and on DVD Debussy's Pelléas et Mélisande, Massenet's Cendrillon, Puccini's La bohème, and Hamlet by Ambroise Thomas.
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