Carlos Kleiber conducts Johann Strauss’s Die Fledermaus in a celebrated 1987 Bayerische Staatsoper performance — an evening of Viennese charm, stylish conducting, and irresistible operetta fun. Now streaming at stage.plus/NewYears. | STAGE

German-born Austrian conductor Carlos Kleiber was born on this day in 1930 | A highly respected conductor of both operatic and symphonic works, Kleiber conducted the Wiener Staatsoper, the Royal Opera House in London, Teatro alla Scala in Milan, the The Metropolitan Opera, and the Berliner Philharmoniker | Here he conducts Beethoven's Symphony No. 4 with the Concertgebouworkest in 1983 | Read more at https://theviolinchannel.com/conductor-carlos-kleiber-born-on-this-day-1930/ | The Violin Channe

Remembering Carlos Kleiber on the 20th anniversary of his passing. His relatively rare live performances were so lucid, so energetic and so instinctively musical that every one became a major event. This live concert from 1996 finds him at the helm of the Bayerisches Staatsorchester. Now streaming on STAGE . | Deutsche Grammophon - DG