Actor

James Conlon

March 18, 1950

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).

Often works with

Plácido Domingo
2 titles together
14 Short Films About Opera, Macbeth
Ildebrando d'Arcangelo
2 titles together
14 Short Films About Opera, Macbeth
Renée Fleming
2 titles together
La Traviata, Rusalka

Full filmography · 8

14 Short Films About Opera
cast
2025
Macbeth
as Conductor
2016
Zemlinsky – The Dwarf
as Conductor
2008
The Magic Flute
as Sabastro's Captain
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La Traviata
as Conductor
2006
Estranged Passengers: In Search of Viktor Ullmann
as Conductor
2003
Rusalka
cast
2002
Tosca
cast
1978