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| | | | George Manahan has conducted numerous performances as a guest artist with many opera companies and symphony orchestras. He has performed with groups such as the Seattle Opera, Santa Fe Opera Festival, Bologna Opera, as well as the Minnesota Orchestra, San Francisco Symphony, Washington National Symphony, and the Atlanta Symphony among others. Known especially as a champion of new and unusual works, Mr. Manahan has conducted a number of world and American premieres. He has recently been named Music Director of the New York City Opera. The five-year appointment begins officially in the 1997–98 season. Mr. Manahan’s recorded repertoire include orchestral works by the pop singer/song writer Joe Jackson entitled Will Power. His recording of Tehillim by Steve Reich (EMI) was named one of the best classical albums of 1983 by Time magazine. A native of Atlanta, Georgia, he received his formal musical training at the Manhattan School of Music. |
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