Aleksandrs Viļumanis (30 August 1942,

Preiļi Preiļi (; Polish: ''Prele''; ; , previously also ''Прели'') is a town in Preiļi Municipality in the Latgale region of Latvia. It is also the administrative center of Preiļi Municipality. History Preiļi is one of the oldest settlements i ...

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) is a Latvian

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. Vilumanis studied

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and conducting at the Latvian Academy of Music, being hired 1962 as a percussionist and conductor's assistant at the

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. His musical career has been based at the Latvian National Opera, first as intern 1962–69, conductor 1970–72, principal conductor 1975–89 and 1994–96, alternating with the Mariinsky Opera and Ballet Theatre; intern conductor 1972–75 and principal conductor 1990–94. He is currently guest conductor at the Latvian National Opera, Mariinsky Theatre and

Bolshoi Theatre The Bolshoi Theatre ( rus, Большо́й теа́тр, r=Bol'shoy teatr, p=bɐlʲˈʂoj tʲɪˈat(ə)r, t=Grand Theater) is a historic opera house in Moscow, Russia, originally designed by architect Joseph Bové. Before the October Revolutio ...

Selected Recordings

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Alfrēds Kalniņš Alfrēds Bruno Jānis Kalniņš (23 August 1879, in Cēsis, Governorate of Livonia – 23 December 1951, in Riga, Latvian SSR) was a Latvian composer, organist, pedagogue, music critic and conductor; the founder of national Latvian opera. Kaln ...

''Banuta'' - Latvia's national opera * Inessa Galante ''Debut'' 1995 VHS/DVD *

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's ''The Stone Flower''

Kirov Ballet The Mariinsky Ballet () is the resident classical ballet company of the Mariinsky Theatre in Saint Petersburg, Russia. Founded in the 18th century and originally known as the Imperial Russian Ballet, the Mariinsky Ballet is one of the world's ...

NVC DVD * Delibes's ''Coppelia'' Kirov Ballet NVC - Grammophon

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1942 births Living people People from Preiļi Latvian conductors (music) Latvian male conductors (music) Latvian Academy of Music alumni 21st-century conductors (music) 21st-century Latvian male musicians {{Latvia-bio-stub