I don’t think an opera house is ever a place that can make you entirely happy.
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| Birth: | 4th March, 1929 |
| Nationality: | Dutch |
| Profession: | Musician |
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Haitink was born in Amsterdam, the son of Willem Haitink, a civil servant who was to become director of the Dutch electricity board, and Anna Haitink, who worked for Alliance Française. He studied music at the conservatoire in Amsterdam. He played the violin in orchestras before taking courses in conducting under Ferdinand Leitner in 1954 and 1955.
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