Georges PrĂȘtre
1924-08-14THE BIOGRAPHY
Georges PrĂȘtre was a French orchestral and opera conductor. PrĂȘtre attended the Douai Conservatory and then studied harmony under Maurice DuruflĂ© and conducting under AndrĂ© Cluytens among others at the Conservatoire de Paris. Amongst his early musical interests were jazz and trumpet. After graduating, he conducted in a number of small French opera houses sometimes under the pseudonym Georges Dherain. His conducting debut was at the OpĂ©ra de
