Michel Plasson

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Michel Plasson (born 2 October 1933 in Paris, France) is a French conductor. He is long associated with the Orchestre et Choeurs du Capitole de Toulouse as its Principal Conductor from 1968 to 2003, and is now its Honorary Conductor. With the orchestra, he has made recordings of the best known of the Operettas of Offenbach, including Orphee aux Enfers, La vie Parisienne, La Perichole and La belle Helene.

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Preceded by:
(uncertain)
Music Director, Orchestre National du Capitole du Toulouse
1968–2003
Succeeded by:
Tugan Sokhiev (principal guest conductor)
Preceded by:
Herbert Kegel
Chief Conductor, Dresden Philharmonic Orchestra
1984–2001
Succeeded by:
Marek Janowski
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