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Charles Mackerras(1925-2010)

  • Music Department
  • Actor
  • Composer
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Charles Mackerras was born on 17 November 1925 in Schenectady, New York, USA. He was an actor and composer, known for Now You See Me 2 (2016), You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger (2010) and The Upside (2017). He died on 14 July 2010 in London, England, UK.
BornNovember 17, 1925
DiedJuly 14, 2010(84)
BornNovember 17, 1925
DiedJuly 14, 2010(84)
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  • Awards
    • 2 wins & 14 nominations total

Known for

Morgan Freeman, Michael Caine, Woody Harrelson, Lizzy Caplan, Jesse Eisenberg, Daniel Radcliffe, Mark Ruffalo, Jay Chou, and Dave Franco in Now You See Me 2 (2016)
Now You See Me 2
6.4
  • Soundtrack(as Sir Charles Mackerras, "O Mio Babbino Caro - Gianni Schicchi")
  • 2016
You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger (2010)
You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger
6.3
  • Soundtrack("Serenade No. 6 In D Major, K. 239 III Rondo Allegretto")
  • 2010
Bryan Cranston and Kevin Hart in The Upside (2017)
The Upside
7.0
  • Soundtrack(as Sir Charles Mackerras, "Norma: Casta Diva")
  • 2017
Michael Douglas in Beyond the Reach (2014)
Beyond the Reach
5.6
  • Soundtrack(as Sir Charles Mackerras, "Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 22 in E-Flat Major, K. 482: III. Allegro")
  • 2014

Credits

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Music Department

  • Don Giovanni (2008)
    Don Giovanni
    8.9
    TV Movie
    • conductor
    • 2008
  • Mozart in Turkey (2000)
    Mozart in Turkey
    8.6
    • conductor (as Sir Charles Mackerras)
    • 2000
  • Great Arias: The Cunning Little Vixen (1995)
    Great Arias: The Cunning Little Vixen
    Music Video
    • conductor
    • 1995
  • The Cunning Little Vixen (1995)
    The Cunning Little Vixen
    7.7
    TV Movie
    • conductor (as Sir Charles Mackerras)
    • 1995
  • Roméo et Juliette (1994)
    Roméo et Juliette
    7.7
    TV Movie
    • conductor
    • 1994
  • Xerxes (1988)
    Xerxes
    8.1
    TV Movie
    • conductor
    • edition by
    • 1988
  • Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg (1988)
    Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg
    8.5
    TV Movie
    • conductor
    • 1988
  • Nutcracker (1986)
    Nutcracker
    6.8
    • conductor (as Sir Charles Mackerras)
    • 1986
  • God Rot Tunbridge Wells! (1985)
    God Rot Tunbridge Wells!
    7.2
    TV Movie
    • conductor
    • musical director (as Sir Charles Mackerras)
    • 1985
  • Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg
    7.3
    TV Movie
    • conductor
    • 1984
  • Janet Baker and Valerie Masterson in Julius Caesar (1984)
    Julius Caesar
    7.6
    TV Movie
    • conductor
    • 1984
  • Janet Baker and Rosalind Plowright in Mary Stuart (1982)
    Mary Stuart
    7.6
    TV Movie
    • conductor
    • 1982
  • Jenufa
    TV Movie
    • conductor
    • 1981
  • Pineapple Poll
    TV Movie
    • music arranger
    • 1979
  • Faust (1975)
    Faust
    8.3
    TV Movie
    • conductor
    • 1975

Actor

  • Sunday Best
    Podcast Series
    • Conducter
    • Guest (voice)
    • 2002
  • A Ripe Old Age
    Podcast Series
    • Conducter
    • Guest (voice)
    • 2002
  • Faust
    TV Movie
    • Conductor
    • 1996
  • Great Arias: The Cunning Little Vixen (1995)
    Great Arias: The Cunning Little Vixen
    Music Video
    • Conductor
    • 1995

Composer

  • Armchair Theatre (1956)
    Armchair Theatre
    7.5
    TV Series
    • Composer
    • 1959
  • The Queen in Australia (1954)
    The Queen in Australia
    7.1
    • Composer
    • 1954
  • Namatjira the Painter
    Short
    • Composer
    • 1947
  • Watch Over Japan
    Short
    • Composer
    • 1947

Personal details

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  • Alternative name
    • Sir Charles Mackerras
  • Born
    • November 17, 1925
    • Schenectady, New York, USA
  • Died
    • July 14, 2010
    • London, England, UK(cancer)
  • Publicity listings
    • 1 Article

Did you know

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  • Trivia
    He was awarded the CBE (Commander of the Order of the British Empire) in the 1974 Queen's New Years Honours List before being awarded Knight Bachelor of the Order of the British Empire in the 1979 Queen's New Years Honours, and awarded the CH (Companion of Honour) in the 2003 Queen's Birthday Honours List for his services to music.

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