What is Georges Prêtre?
{{Infobox musical artist | honorific_prefix = | name = Georges Prêtre | honorific_suffix = | image = | image_size = | landscape = <!-- yes, if wide image, otherwise leave blank --> | alt = | caption = | background = non_vocal_instrumentalist | native_name = | native_name_lang = | birth_name = | alias = | birth_date = 14 August 1924 | birth_place = [[Waziers]], [[Nord (French department)|Nord]], France | origin = | death_date = {{death date and age|2017|1|4|1924|8|14|df=yes}} | death_place = [[Navès, Tarn]], France | genre = [[Classical music|Classical]], [[opera]] | occupation = [[Conducting|Conductor]] | instrument = | years_active = <!-- YYYY–YYYY (or –present) --> | label = | associated_acts = | website = <!-- {{URL|www.example.com}} --> | notable_instruments = | module = | module2 = | module3 = }} '''Georges Prêtre''' ({{IPA-fr|ʒɔʁʒ pʁɛːtʁ}}; 14 August 1924 – 4 January 2017) was a French orchestral and opera conductor. His [[Royal Opera House]], [[Covent Garden]], debut came in 1965, with first appearances at the [[Metropolitan Opera]], [[New York City]], and [[La Scala]], [[Milan]], also coming in the same decade. He worked with [[Maria Callas]] on a number of occasions, and made recordings of ''[[Carmen]]'' and ''[[Tosca]]'' with her. Prêtre conducted the [[Vienna New Year's Concert]] twice, in 2008 and in 2010,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wienerphilharmoniker.at/|title=Wiener Philharmoniker > Homepage|access-date=4 January 2017}}</ref> the only French conductor to have been appointed for this role.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.emiclassics.com/artistbiography.php?aid=26|title=Sinfinimusic&nbsp;-&nbsp;Deutsche Grammophon|access-date=4 January 2017}}</ref> Prêtre died in his home in [[Navès]] (Tarn), near [[C