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Kent Nagano

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Kent Nagano in Pénélope McQuade (2011)
Kent Nagano was born on 22 November 1951 in Berkeley, California, USA. He is known for Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) (2014), The Metropolitan Opera HD Live (2006) and Eat That Question: Frank Zappa in His Own Words (2016). He has been married to Mari Kodama since 1991. They have one child.
BornNovember 22, 1951
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      • 7 wins & 10 nominations total

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    Edward Norton, Zach Galifianakis, Amy Ryan, Naomi Watts, Emma Stone, and Andrea Riseborough in Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) (2014)
    Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)
    7.7
    • Soundtrack
    • 2014
    The Metropolitan Opera HD Live (2006)
    The Metropolitan Opera HD Live
    8.9
    TV Series
    • Soundtrack
    Frank Zappa in Eat That Question: Frank Zappa in His Own Words (2016)
    Eat That Question: Frank Zappa in His Own Words
    7.5
    • Soundtrack
    • 2016
    Catherine Dubosc and Jean-Luc Viala in L'amour des trois oranges (1989)
    L'amour des trois oranges
    7.9
    TV Movie
    • Music Department
    • 1989

    Credits

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    Music Department

    • Strauss: Elektra (2021)
      Strauss: Elektra
      Video
      • conductor
      • 2021
    • The Bassarids (2019)
      The Bassarids
      Video
      • conductor
      • 2019
    • From: Manzanar to the Divided States of America (2017)
      From: Manzanar to the Divided States of America
      5.1
      Short
      • conductor
      • 2017
    • Jonas Kaufmann and Anja Harteros in Lohengrin (2009)
      Lohengrin
      7.6
      TV Movie
      • conductor
      • 2009
    • Unsuk Chin: Alice in Wonderland (2007)
      Unsuk Chin: Alice in Wonderland
      5.4
      TV Movie
      • conductor
      • 2007
    • Cardillac (2005)
      Cardillac
      TV Movie
      • conductor
      • 2005
    • Parsifal
      9.2
      TV Movie
      • conductor
      • 2004
    • Le coq d'or (2003)
      Le coq d'or
      7.6
      TV Movie
      • conductor
      • 2003
    • The Cunning Little Vixen (2003)
      The Cunning Little Vixen
      7.5
      TV Movie
      • conductor
      • 2003
    • Three Sisters
      TV Movie
      • conductor
      • 2002
    • Owen Wingrave (2001)
      Owen Wingrave
      7.5
      TV Movie
      • conductor
      • 2001
    • El niño (2000)
      El niño
      7.4
      TV Movie
      • conductor
      • 2000
    • Teresa Stratas and Nora Kimball in The Seven Deadly Sins (1993)
      The Seven Deadly Sins
      7.5
      TV Movie
      • conductor
      • 1993
    • Some Tales of Hoffmann (1993)
      Some Tales of Hoffmann
      6.5
      TV Movie
      • conductor
      • 1993
    • Catherine Dubosc and Jean-Luc Viala in L'amour des trois oranges (1989)
      L'amour des trois oranges
      7.9
      TV Movie
      • musical director
      • 1989

    Soundtrack

    • Julia Roberts, Michael Stuhlbarg, Andrew Garfield, and Ayo Edebiri in After the Hunt (2025)
      After the Hunt
      5.7
      • performer: "The Death of Klinghoffer, Act II: It is as if our earthly life were spent miserably", "The Death of Klinghoffer, Act II: Desert Chorus"
      • 2025
    • Frank Zappa in Eat That Question: Frank Zappa in His Own Words (2016)
      Eat That Question: Frank Zappa in His Own Words
      7.5
      • performer: "Pedro's Dowry"
      • 2016
    • Edward Norton, Zach Galifianakis, Amy Ryan, Naomi Watts, Emma Stone, and Andrea Riseborough in Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) (2014)
      Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)
      7.7
      • performer: "Chorus of Exiled Palestinians from The Death of Klinghoffer"
      • 2014
    • The Metropolitan Opera HD Live (2006)
      The Metropolitan Opera HD Live
      8.9
      TV Series
      • performer: "Excert of: Day Chorus"
      • 2014
    • Hilary Hahn: A Portrait (2005)
      Hilary Hahn: A Portrait
      8.3
      TV Movie
      • performer: "Concerto for Violin in D major, Op. 35"
      • 2005

    Personal details

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    • Born
      • November 22, 1951
      • Berkeley, California, USA
    • Spouse
      • Mari Kodama1991 - present (1 child)
    • Other works
      Conducted orchestra for "Turandot" opera by Giacomo Puccini (Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, L.A. Music Center, Los Angeles, California, USA).

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      American conductor.

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