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Mackerras was born in Schenectady, New York in the United States Of America to Australian parents, and moved with them to Sydney at an early age. He studied at the conservatory there and eventually became principal Oboist of the Sydney Symphony Orchestra . He settled in England in 1946 and went to Prague to study conducting with Václav Talich . Returning to England, he worked at Sadler's Wells Opera (now English National Opera ) and then was principal conductor of the BBC Concert Orchestra from 1954 to 1956 . He directed the Hamburg State Opera from 1965 to 1969 , English National Opera from 1970 to 1978 and Welsh National Opera from 1987 to 1992 . In 2004 he was made Principal Guest Conductor of the Philharmonia Orchestra . He was Knight ed in 1979 . Mackerras has performed a wide range of repertoire, but is particularly closely associated with the operas of performance of '' The Marriage Of Figaro '' he ensured that Ornamentation was added in a way that Mozart would have recognised. Mackerras has also arranged music by Arthur Sullivan for the Ballet '' Pineapple Poll '', as well as arranged music by Giuseppe Verdi for the ballet '' The Lady And The Fool ''. His brother Colin Mackerras remained in Australia and became a world-renowned authority in Asian Studies , as founding Professor of that subject at Griffith University . EXTERNAL LINKS
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