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Lanchbery, John

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Personal name headingLanchbery, John
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Variant(s)Lanchberry, John
Birth date1923-05-15
Death date[2003-02-26,2003-02-27]
Place of birthLondon (England)
Place of deathMelbourne (Vic.)
Field of activityOpera Ballet
Profession or occupationConductors (Music)
Arrangers (Musicians)
Found inHérold, L. J. F. La fille mal gardée, c1960.
Cinderella [VR] 199-?, c1969: credits (John Lanchbery, conductor, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden)
Film composers guide, c1990 (John Lanchbery; b. 1923, London, England)
OCLC, Aug. 31, 2000 (hdgs.: Lanchbery, John ; Lanchberry, John ; usage: John Lanchbery ; John Lanchberry)
New York times, Feb. 28, 2003 (John Lanchbery, 79, conductor and arranger of ballet; d. Feb. 26, 2003, Melbourne, Australia)
Dancing times, Apr. 2003: p. 69 (John Lanchbery, OBE; John Arthur Lanchbery; b. in London on May 15, 1923; d. in Australia on Feb. 27, 2003; studied at the Royal Academy of Music; conductor for the Metropolitan Ballet in 1948; conductor and music director for the Sadler's Wells Theatre Ballet; principal conductor for the Royal Ballet, 1960-1972, and for the Australian Ballet, 1972-1977; music director of American Ballet Theatre, 1978-1980; arranger and orchestrator of ballet scores)