Person

Sir Edward Downes

Sir Edward Thomas "Ted" Downes, CBE (17 June 1924 – 10 July 2009) was an English conductor, specialising in opera.

He was associated with the Royal Opera House from 1952, and with Opera Australia from 1970. He was also well known for his long working relationship with the BBC Philharmonic and for working with the Netherlands Radio Orchestra. Within the field of opera, he was particularly known as…

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Artist details

Type
Person
Area
United Kingdom
Born
June 17th, 1924
Died
July 10th, 2009
Labels
Naxos
RCA
Deutsche Grammophon
IMP Classics
Chandos
Last updated: March 23rd, 2019