
James Conlon
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James Conlon is an American conductor. He made his debut with the New York Philharmonic in 1974 and has conducted virtually every major American and European symphony orchestra. Throughout his career, Conlon has held the positions of Music Director of the Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra (1983-1991), General Music Director of the City of Cologne Germany (1989-2003), Principal Conductor of the Paris Opera (1995-2004), Music Director of the Los Angeles Opera (2006), and Principal Conductor of the RAI National Symphony Orchestra (2016).
Known for
Credits

Tosca - Metropolitan Opera (1978)
as Self - Conductor

The Magic Flute (2006)
as Sabastro's Captain

Rusalka (2002)
Actor

14 Short Films About Opera (2025)
Actor

Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny (2007)
as Self - Conductor
Hollywoods Oper - Eine Oper für Los Angeles (2006)
as Self

Macbeth (2016)
as Conductor

The Italian Character: The Story of a Great Italian Orchestra (2013)
as Self (archive footage)

La Traviata (2006)
as Conductor

Shostakovich: Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk (2009)
as Conductor

Zemlinsky – The Dwarf (2008)
as Conductor

Estranged Passengers: In Search of Viktor Ullmann (2003)
as Conductor




