
James Conlon
Acting
12
Acting Credits
Biography
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 ...
Known For

The Magic Flute
Sabastro's Captain

Tosca - Metropolitan Opera
Self - Conductor

Rusalka

Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny
Self - Conductor

The Italian Character: The Story of a Great Italian Orchestra
Self (archive footage)

Macbeth
Conductor
Hollywoods Oper - Eine Oper für Los Angeles
Self

14 Short Films About Opera
Filmography

14 Short Films About Opera
2025

Macbeth
2016
as Conductor

The Italian Character: The Story of a Great Italian Orchestra
2013
as Self (archive footage)

Shostakovich: Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk
2009
as Conductor

Zemlinsky – The Dwarf
2008
as Conductor

Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny
2007
as Self - Conductor
Hollywoods Oper - Eine Oper für Los Angeles
2006
as Self

La Traviata
2006
as Conductor

The Magic Flute
2006
as Sabastro's Captain

Estranged Passengers: In Search of Viktor Ullmann
2003
as Conductor

Rusalka
2002

Tosca - Metropolitan Opera
1978
as Self - Conductor