Halsey, Simon
Halsey, Simon (b Kingston-upon-Thames, 1958). Eng. conductor. Cond., Scottish Opera-Go-Round 1980–1. Dir. of mus., Warwick Univ. 1980–8. Chorusmaster CBSO from 1982. Ass. dir., Philharmonia Ch. from 1986. Mus. dir., CBTO from 1987. Dir., ch. of Academy of Ancient Mus. from 1988. Ch. dir., Flanders Opera, Antwerp, from 1991.
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