5 Studying Conducting in England

Young Charles took the opportunity of asking Ormandy’s advice about studying conducting and the Maestro recommended he should audition for the Juilliard School of Music in New York – however – already thinking very independently, he preferred the idea of going into conducting through attaching himself to an opera company – and for that he decided to go to London – initially as an oboe player.

INTERVIEW 1-5: CHARLES MACKERRAS

MUSIC 5: BEGGARS OPERA

Michael Mudie conducting “The Modes of the Court” – an extract from The Beggar’s Opera by John Gay.