Comissiona, Sergiu (1928–2005)

Romanian-born US conductor. He studied with Silvestri and conducted in Romania 1946–59. He made his London debut with the London Symphony Orchestra in 1960, and worked in Israel 1960–66. He led the Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra 1966–77 and the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra 1969–84, and was musical director of the Houston Symphony Orchestra 1984–88, the New York City Opera 1987–88, and the Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra from 1990. He made his debut at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London, in 1979 (although he had conducted the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, ballet since 1962) with Il Barbiere di Siviglia/The Barber of Seville.