Julius Rudel (6 March 1921 – 26 June 2014) was an American opera and orchestra conductor. He was born in Vienna and was a student at the city's Academy of Music. He emigrated to the United States at the age of 17 in 1938 after the country was annexed by Germany.He studied conducting at the Mannes College of Music in New York City. After completing his music studies, he joined the New York City Opera. He died on 26 June 2014 at the age of 93.
His father died in 1938. Two months after Germany annexed Austria, he, his mother, and a younger brother made their way to New York. He supported the family as a stock clerk, delivery boy, and switchboard operator while continuing his music studies. He graduated from the Mannes School of Music in 1942, and became an American citizen in 1944.
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At age 5, he began formal music training. He regularly attended performances of the Vienna State Opera. By age 16, he had written two short operas.
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He was nominated for Broadway's 1963 Tony Award as Best Conductor and Musical Director for a revival of "Brigadoon.".
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Rudel was conductor at New York's City Center (not to be confused with Lincoln Center) for a time. While there, he conducted several notable revivals of classic Broadway musicals, among them "Show Boat," "Carousel," "Brigadoon," and "Finian's Rainbow.".
Music Department
Title
Year
Status
Character
Michael Bolton: My Secret Passion - Live from Catania
1998
TV Special conductor
Andrea Chénier
1985/I
TV Movie conductor
Samson et Dalila
1981/I
TV Movie conductor
Live from Lincoln Center
1977-1978
TV Series conductor - 2 episodes
Le couronnement de Poppée
1978
TV Movie conductor
Foul Play
1978
conductor: "The Mikado"
La traviata
1976
TV Movie conductor
Roberto Devereux
1975
TV Movie conductor
Camera Three
1961
TV Series conductor - 1 episode
Soundtrack
Title
Year
Status
Character
Batman Begins
2005
performer: "Folletto!...Folletto!"
Alien: Resurrection
1997
performer: "Julius, Priva son d'ogni conforto"
Foul Play
1978
performer: "Excerpts from Gilbert & Sullivan's THE MIKADO"
Actor
Title
Year
Status
Character
Live from Lincoln Center
1981
TV Series
Conductor
Self
Title
Year
Status
Character
The Face on the Barroom Floor: The Poem, the Place, the Opera
2013
Documentary
Himself
Michael Bolton: My Secret Passion - Live from Catania
1998
TV Special
Conductor
Great Performances
1989
TV Series
Himself (conductor)
Samson et Dalila
1981/I
TV Movie
Himself - Conductor
Live from Lincoln Center
1976-1978
TV Series
Himself - Conductor / Himself - Host
Le couronnement de Poppée
1978
TV Movie
Himself - Direction musicale
La traviata
1976
TV Movie
Himself - Conductor
Known for movies
Batman Begins (2005) as Soundtrack
Foul Play (1978) as Music Department
Alien: Resurrection (1997) as Soundtrack
Michael Bolton: My Secret Passion - Live from Catania (1998) as Music Department
$19 Million
