James Conlon
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James Conlon is an American conductor. He made his debut with the New York Philharmonic in 1974 and has conducted virtually every major American and European symphony orchestra. Throughout his career, Conlon has held the positions of Music Director of the Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra (1983-1991), General Music Director of the City of Cologne Germany (1989-2003), Principal Conductor of the Paris Opera (1995-2004), Music Director of the Los Angeles Opera (2006), and Principal Conductor of the RAI National Symphony Orchestra (2016).
Known for
Credits
The Italian Character: The Story of a Great Italian Orchestra (2013)
as Self (archive footage)
14 Short Films About Opera (2025)
Actor
The Magic Flute (2006)
as Sabastro's Captain
Rusalka (2002)
Actor
La Traviata (2006)
as Conductor
Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny (2007)
as Self - Conductor
Tosca (1978)
Actor
Macbeth (2016)
as Conductor
Hollywoods Oper - Eine Oper für Los Angeles (2006)
as Self
Zemlinsky – The Dwarf (2008)
as Conductor
Shostakovich: Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk (2009)
as Conductor
Estranged Passengers: In Search of Viktor Ullmann (2003)
as Conductor