David Charles Abell
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David Charles Abell conducting at Glimmerglass Opera, 2008
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | David Charles Abell |
| Born | 1958 Jacksonville, North Carolina, United States |
| Genres | Symphonic music, opera, musical theatre |
| Occupation(s) | Conductor, musicologist |
| Years active | 1982–present |
| Website | www |
David Charles Abell (born 1958) is a British American orchestral conductor active in symphonic music, opera and musical theatre. Known for his television appearances worldwide as conductor of the Les Misérables 10th and 25th Anniversary concerts, he is recognised as an authoritative interpreter of the musicals of Stephen Sondheim.
Born in Jacksonville, North Carolina, Abell was raised in the Philadelphia and Chicago areas, studying viola, piano, organ, trumpet and voice. A member of the Berkshire Boy Choir, he sang in the 1971 world premiere of Leonard Bernstein’s Mass at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. The experience sparked his interest in theatrical compositions and fuelled a lasting passion for dramatic music.
In 1976, Abell enrolled at Yale University, where his teachers included John Mauceri. He studied with Nadia Boulanger and Robert D. Levin at the American Conservatory in Fontainebleau before returning to Yale to complete his B.A. in 1981. The following year, Abell participated in the inaugural Los Angeles Philharmonic Institute summer school, studying with Bernstein and Daniel Lewis. He continued his postgraduate training from 1983 to 1985 at the Juilliard School, under Jorge Mester and Sixten Ehrling.
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