Michael Halasz's first engagement as a conductor was at the Munich Gartnerplatztheater where, between 1972 and 1975, he directed all operetta productions.
In 1975, he moved to Frankfurt to work as principal Kapellmeister under Christoph von Dohnanyi and here he conducted the most important works of the operatic repertoire. Many engagements as a guest conductor followed and in 1977 Dohnanyi engaged him at the Staatsoper in Hamburg as principal Kapellmeister.
From 1978 to 1991 Halasz was General Musical Director of the Hagen Opera House and in 1991 he took up the post of Resident Conductor at the Vienna State Opera.
For Naxos, Michael Halasz has recorded works by Tchaikovsky (ballets), Wagner (operatic excerpts), symphonies by Beethoven, Schubert and Mahler, Rossini's overtures and two volumes of Liszt's symphonic poems, the latter described by the Penguin Guide as "one of the most successful collections of Liszt's symphonic poems to have emerged in recent years".
Beyond the standard and purely orchestral repertoire he has recorded Pergolesi's Stabat Mater and Orfeo, Faure's Requiem, Mozart's Mass in C Minor and his Kyrie in D Minor, Richard Strauss' Bourgeois Gentilhomme, Beethoven's Creatures of Prometheus, cello concertos by Dvorak, Elgar, Dohnanyi, and Lalo, Rubinstein's violin concerto (also available on Marco Polo) and Cui's Suite Concertante.
Building on his growing prowess in the opera house, Halasz has produced two greatly acclaimed complete operas, Fidelio and Die Zauberfloete. For the latter he was lionized by Gramophone which noted: "Naxos have done it again. Once more they effectively challenge the hegemony of more prestigious companies that sell their wares at full price". His most recent full opera recording was of Le nozze di Figaro (Naxos 8.660102-04).
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| 101 GREAT ORCHESTRAL CLASSICS, Vol. 5 |
8.551145 |
| 101 GREAT ORCHESTRAL CLASSICS, Vol. 7 |
8.551147 |
| 101 GREAT ORCHESTRAL CLASSICS, Vol. 10 |
8.551150 |
| 21ST CENTURY CINEMA CLASSICS |
8.556698 |
| A LA DECOUVERTE DU CLASSIQUE |
8.550037-38 |
| A to Z of Classical Music |
8.553362 |
| A TO Z OF OPERA |
8.555037-38 |
| ADAGIO - The Ultimate Collection |
8.570015-16 |
| ANDANTE - Classics for Relaxing and Dreaming |
8.556606 |
| Art & Music: Goya - Music of His Time |
8.558178 |
| Art & Music: Klimt - Music of His Time |
8.558146 |
| Art & Music: Van Gogh - Music of His Time |
8.558068 |
| BALLET FAVORITES |
8.571082 |
| BEETHOVEN (THE VERY BEST OF) |
8.552105-06 |
| BEETHOVEN : Symphonies Nos. 6 and 1 |
8.550179 |
| BEETHOVEN : Symphony No. 3 |
DVDI 1014 |
| BEETHOVEN: Best of Beethoven (The) |
8.551101 |
| BEETHOVEN: Creatures of Prometheus (The), Op. 43 |
8.553404 |
| BEETHOVEN: Essence of the Beethoven Symphonies (The) |
8.552203 |
| BEETHOVEN: Fidelio |
8.660070-71 |
| BEETHOVEN: Fidelio, Op. 72 (Highlights) |
8.557892 |
| BEETHOVEN: Romantic Beethoven (The) |
8.552213 |
| BEETHOVEN: Romantic Beethoven (The) |
8.570078 |
| BEETHOVEN: Symphonies Nos. 1 and 6 |
7165 |
| BEETHOVEN: Symphonies Nos. 1 and 6 |
8.571011 |
| BEETHOVEN: Symphonies Nos. 3 and 8 |
7164 |
| BEETHOVEN: Symphonies Nos. 3 and 8 |
8.550178 |
| BEETHOVEN: Symphonies Nos. 3 and 8 |
8.571010 |
| BEETHOVEN: Symphonies Nos. 5 and 6 |
8.553224 |
| BEETHOVEN: Symphony No. 3 / Leonore Overture No. 1 |
7056 |
| BEETHOVEN: Symphony No. 3 / Leonore Overture No. 1 |
8.550112 |
| BEETHOVEN: Symphony No. 3 / SCHUBERT: Symphony No. 8 |
8.553223 |
| BEETHOVEN: Symphony No. 5 / SCHUBERT: Symphony No. 8 |
8.550289 |
| BEETHOVEN: Symphony No. 6 / Leonora No. 2 |
8.550135 |
| BEETHOVEN: Symphony No. 6 / Leonore Overture No. 2 |
7057 |
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8.570573-74 |
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8.550001 |
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8.550002 |
| BEST OF NAXOS 9 (THE) |
8.551202 |
| BEST OF OPERA |
8.570048 |
| BEST OF OPERA I |
8.571079 |
| BEST OF OPERA II |
8.571080 |
| BEST OF OPERA, VOL. 1 |
8.553166 |
| BEST OF OPERA, VOL. 2 |
8.553167 |
| BEST OF OPERA, VOL. 3 |
8.553168 |
| BEST OF OPERA, VOL. 4 |
8.554682 |
| BEST OF OPERA, VOL. 5 |
8.554683 |
| BRAHMS: Symphony No. 4 / Academic Festival Overture |
7027 |
| BRAHMS: Symphony No. 4 / Academic Festival Overture |
8.550130 |
| CENTRE (THE), Vol. 1 |
8.554901-02DX |
| CENTRE (THE), Vol. 2 |
8.554903-04DX |
| Children's Classics Vol. 1 |
8.554571 |
| CHILL WITH SCHUBERT |
8.556791 |
| CHILL WITH TCHAIKOVSKY |
8.556785 |
| CHRISTMAS (THE VERY BEST OF) |
8.570344-45 |
| CINEMA CLASSICS 1998 |
8.551182 |
| CINEMA CLASSICS 1999 |
8.551183 |
| CINEMA CLASSICS 2003 |
8.556696 |
| CINEMA CLASSICS 2004 |
8.556813 |
| CINEMA CLASSICS 2006 |
8.556833 |
| CINEMA CLASSICS 2007 |
8.556834 |
| CINEMA CLASSICS, Vol. 2 |
8.556622 |
| CINEMA CLASSICS, Vol. 3 |
8.556623 |
| CINEMA CLASSICS, Vol. 5 |
8.556625 |
| CINEMA CLASSICS, Vol. 8 |
8.556628 |
| CLASSICAL CHILLOUT - The Essential Collection |
8.570223-24 |
| CLASSICAL INSPIRATIONS, Vol. 2 |
8.551236 |
| CLASSICAL MARCHES |
8.550532DX |
| CLASSICAL MOMENTS 4: Classical Music for the Home |
8.555360 |
| CLASSICAL MOMENTS 5: Classical Music to Dine to |
8.555361 |
| Classical Music From TV Advert |
8.554589 |
| CLASSICS AT THE MOVIES - SUSPENSE |
8.556810 |
| Classics at the Movies: Comedy 2 |
8.556812 |
| CLASSICS AT THE MOVIES: DIVAS |
8.556806 |
| DISCOVER CHORAL MUSIC |
8.558198-99 |
| DISCOVER CLASSICAL MUSIC |
8.550008-09 |
| Discover Music of the Classical Era |
8.558180-81 |
| Discover Music of the Romantic Era |
8.558155-56 |
| DISCOVER OPERA |
8.558196-97 |
| Discover the Classics, Vol. 2 |
8.554246-47 |
| DISCOVER THE CLASSICS, VOL. 1 |
8.550035-36 |
| DISCOVER THE SYMPHONY (1998 edition) |
8.554337-38 |
| DISCOVER THE SYMPHONY (2008 edition) |
8.558208-09 |
| DOHNANYI: Konzertstuck for Cello / Cello Sonata / Ruralia Hungarica |
8.554468 |
| DVORAK (THE BEST OF) |
8.556661 |
| DVORAK (THE VERY BEST OF) |
8.552139-40 |
| DVORAK / ELGAR: Cello Concertos |
8.550503 |
| DVORAK : Best Of Dvorak (The) |
8.551111 |
| EASTER ALBUM (AN) |
8.570175-76 |
| Elegie: Classics for Relaxing and Dreaming |
8.556612 |
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8.556672 |
| ELGAR (THE VERY BEST OF) |
8.552133-34 |
| ELGAR: Cello Concerto / Introduction and Allegro / Serenade for Strings |
8.554409 |
| ENKELIN AANIN (Angel's Voices) |
8.503147 |
| FAMOUS MARCHES |
8.571074 |
| FAMOUS OPERA CHORUSES |
8.571078 |
| FAMOUS OPERA OVERTURES |
8.571093 |
| FAMOUS OVERTURES |
8.553627 |
| FAMOUS TENOR ARIAS (Thomas Harper) |
8.550497 |
| Fantasia |
8.551166 |
| FAURE: Requiem / PERGOLESI: Stabat Mater |
8.553260 |
| FLOWERING OF LOVE, (THE) - Beautiful Arias and Sacred Songs of the Baroque |
8.570156-57 |
| German Operatic Choruses |
8.550507 |
| GOLDMARK: Symphony No. 2, Op. 35 / Penthesilea, Op. 31 |
8.220417 |
| Gramophone Awards 2000 |
8.555303 |
| GREAT ORCHESTRAL CLASSICS 5 (Australia) |
8.570040 |
| GREAT ORCHESTRAL CLASSICS 7 (Australia) |
8.570042 |
| GREAT ORCHESTRAL CLASSICS 10 (Australia) |
8.570045 |
| IMMORTAL BEETHOVEN |
8.551165 |
| IN MEMORIAM - MUSIC FOR SOLEMN OCCASIONS |
8.553435 |
| Intermezzo: Intermezzi from Operas |
8.554703 |
| Intermezzo: Intermezzos from Carmen, Cavalleria Rusiticana, Pagliacci and more |
8.570046 |
| KLASSISKA FAVORITER: OPERA (Classical Favourites: Opera) |
8.503021 |
| LA CELLISSIMA |
8.551094 |
| LALO: Cello Concerto in D minor / Cello Sonata |
8.554469 |
| Largo al Factotum |
8.555922DX |
| LARGO AL FACTOTUM: Great Operatic Arias for Baritone |
8.555922 |
| LISZT (THE BEST OF) |
8.556667 |
| LISZT : The Best of Liszt |
8.551117 |
| LISZT: Symphonic Poems, Vol. 1 |
8.550487 |
| LISZT: Symphonic Poems, Vol. 2 |
8.553355 |
| LISZT: Symphonic Poems, Vol. 3 |
8.557846 |
| LISZT: Symphonic Poems, Vol. 4 |
8.557847 |
| MAHLER: Lied von der Erde (Das) |
8.550933 |
| MAHLER: Symphony No. 1, 'Titan' |
8.550522 |
| MAHLER: Symphony No. 7 |
8.550531 |
| MAHLER: Symphony No. 9 |
8.550535-36 |
| MARCHES (FAMOUS) |
8.553596 |
| Marco Polo - The Label of Discovery: Sampler 1 |
8.223001 |
| MOZART - Fran underbarn till mastare |
8.503181 |
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8.552111-12 |
| MOZART: Ave verum corpus / Sacred Music |
8.571102 |
| MOZART: Colours of Mozart |
8.551238 |
| MOZART: Don Giovanni |
8.660080-82 |
| MOZART: Don Giovanni (Highlights) |
5.110011 |
| MOZART: Don Giovanni (Highlights) |
8.557893 |
| MOZART: Le nozze di Figaro, K. 492 (Highlights) |
5.110014 |
| MOZART: Le nozze di Figaro, K. 492 (Highlights) |
6.110014 |
| MOZART: Mass No. 18 in C minor, K. 427, 'Great' / Kyrie in D minor, K. 341 |
8.554421 |
| MOZART: Nozze di Figaro (Le) (The Marriage of Figaro) |
8.660102-04 |
| MOZART: Zauberflote (Die) (The Magic Flute) |
8.660030-31 |
| MOZART: Zauberflote (Die) (The Magic Flute) (Highlights) |
8.553438 |
| Music and Video Club Vol. 2 (UK Only) |
8.555082 |
| Music Together |
8.557363DX |
| MYASKOVSKY: Symphonies Nos. 7 and 10 |
8.223113 |
| NAXOS SELECTION: Highlights |
8.571000 |
| NESSUN DORMA - ARIAS FOR TENOR |
8.571086 |
| NESSUN DORMA AND OTHER FAVOURITE ITALIAN TENOR ARIAS |
8.554065 |
| NIGHT AT THE OPERA (A) |
8.554575 |
| NIGHT MUSIC 2 |
8.556816 |
| NIGHT MUSIC, VOL. 6 |
8.556820 |
| NIGHT MUSIC, VOL. 8 |
8.556822 |
| OPERA AT THE MOVIES |
8.551164 |
| OPERA WITHOUT WORDS - The Most Famous Overtures, Preludes, and Interludes in Opera |
8.557945-46 |
| OPERA'S GREATEST MOMENTS |
8.557926-27 |
| PASTORALE - Classics for Relaxing and Dreaming |
8.556608 |
| PERFECT ROMANCE |
8.570029 |
| PERGOLESI: Stabat Mater / Orfeo |
8.550766 |
| PUCCINI (THE BEST OF) |
8.556670 |
| PUCCINI (THE VERY BEST OF) |
8.552119-20 |
| PUCCINI : The Best OF Puccini |
8.551120 |
| RACHMANINOV (THE VERY BEST OF) |
8.552113-14 |
| REJOICE - A Vision of Christ Through Music |
8.570980 |
| Requiem: Classical Music for Reflection and Meditation |
8.556703 |
| ROSSINI (THE BEST OF) |
8.556683 |
| ROSSINI: Overtures |
8.550236 |
| RUBINSTEIN: Feramors / The Demon / Nero |
8.220451 |
| RUBINSTEIN: Violin Concerto / CUI: Suite Concertante |
8.555244 |
| RUBINSTEIN: Violin Concerto, Op. 46 / Don Quixote, Op. 87 |
8.220359 |
| RUSSIAN FAVORITES |
8.571094 |
| Russian Fireworks |
8.550328 |
| SCHMIDT, F.: Symphony No. 1 / Notre Dame |
8.223119 |
| SCHREKER: Der Ferne Klang |
8.223270-71 |
| SCHREKER: Ferne Klang (Der) |
8.660074-75 |
| SCHUBERT (THE BEST OF) |
8.556666 |
| SCHUBERT: Best of Schubert (The) |
8.551116 |
| SCHUBERT: Romantic Schubert (The) |
8.552215 |
| SCHUBERT: Romantic Schubert (The) |
8.570080 |
| SCHUBERT: Symphonies Nos. 1 and 2 |
8.553093 |
| SCHUBERT: Symphonies Nos. 3 and 6 |
8.553094 |
| SCHUBERT: Symphonies Nos. 5 and 8 / Rosamunde |
8.550145 |
| SCHUBERT: Symphony No. 4 / Symphony in C Major |
8.553095 |
| SCHUBERT: Symphony No. 9, 'Great' |
8.553096 |
| SOPRANO ARIAS (Marina Mescheriakova) |
8.557109 |
| Stabat Mater: Classical Music for Reflection and Meditation |
8.556706 |
| STOR MUSIK FOR SMA ORON (Big Music for Little Ears) - Children's Music Compilation |
8.503156 |
| STRAUSS II, J.: Aschenbrodel (Vienna State Opera Ballet, 1999) (NTSC) |
2055928 |
| STRAUSS, R.: 4 Last Songs / 6 Lieder / Ariadne auf Naxos (excerpts) |
8.570283 |
| STRAUSS, R.: Bourgeois Gentilhomme (Le) / Intermezzo, Op. 72 |
8.553379 |
| STRAUSS, R.: Symphony No. 2 in F Minor, Op. 12 |
8.220358 |
| SVEN GORAN ERIKSSONS - Klassiska Favoriter |
8.503135 |
| SVENSKA FOLKETS ONSKEKONSERT |
8.557192 |
| SYMPHONIC COLLECTION (THE) |
7201 |
| TCHAIKOVSKY (THE BEST OF) |
8.556652 |
| TCHAIKOVSKY (THE VERY BEST OF) |
8.552117-18 |
| TCHAIKOVSKY: Highlights from Nutcracker and Swan Lake |
8.571069 |
| TCHAIKOVSKY: Nutcracker (The) / Swan Lake (excerpts) |
8.550050 |
| TCHAIKOVSKY: Nutcracker (The) / Swan Lake (excerpts) |
8.550050DX |
| TCHAIKOVSKY: Nutcracker (The) / Swan Lake / Sleeping Beauty (Highlights) |
8.553271 |
| TCHAIKOVSKY: Nutcracker / RIMSKY-KORSAKOV: Christmas Eve (Children's Classics) |
8.555342 |
| TCHAIKOVSKY: The Best Of Tchaikovsky |
8.551102 |
| Ten Years Of Success |
8.554103 |
| VERDI (THE BEST OF) |
8.556669 |
| VERDI (THE VERY BEST OF) |
8.552121-22 |
| VERY BEST OF LISZT (THE) |
8.552131-32 |
| VOCALISE - Classics Favourites for Relaxing and Dreaming |
8.556602 |
| Voices of Angels |
8.503071 |
| WAGNER / LISZT / RAVEL / TCHAIKOVSKY: Orchestral Spectacular |
8.571081 |
| WAGNER : The Best of Wagner |
8.551107 |
| WAGNER, R. (THE BEST OF) |
8.556657 |
| WAGNER, R.: Orchestral Highlights from Operas |
8.550136 |
| WAGNER: Orchestral Highlights |
8.571073 |
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