. ▁In ▁the ▁ 1 9 6 0 s , ▁he ▁played ▁a ▁prime ▁role ▁in ▁the ▁reb irth ▁of ▁interest ▁in ▁Bar o que ▁music ; ▁in ▁particular , ▁he ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁first ▁major ▁conduct ors ▁to ▁perform ▁Bar o que ▁opera , ▁rev iving ▁works ▁by ▁Cla udio ▁Monte ver di ▁and ▁Francesco ▁Caval li . ▁He ▁conducted ▁oper as ▁at ▁major ▁international ▁opera ▁houses ▁and ▁festiv als , ▁including ▁the ▁G ly nd eb our ne ▁Festival ▁where ▁he ▁led ▁the ▁world ▁premi ere ▁of ▁Nicholas ▁M aw ' s ▁The ▁R ising ▁of ▁the ▁Moon , ▁the ▁Metropolitan ▁Opera ▁and ▁the ▁Royal ▁Opera ▁House . ▁He ▁composed ▁film ▁scores ▁such ▁as ▁Lord ▁of ▁the ▁F lies ▁and ▁Alfred ▁the ▁Great . ▁ ▁Life ▁and ▁career ▁ ▁Le pp ard ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁London ▁and ▁grew ▁up ▁in ▁Bath , ▁Som erset , ▁where ▁he ▁was ▁educated ▁at ▁the ▁City ▁of ▁Bath ▁Boys ' ▁School , ▁now ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁Be e chen ▁Cl iff ▁School . ▁He ▁studied ▁har ps ich ord ▁and ▁vi ola ▁at ▁Tr inity ▁College , ▁Cambridge , ▁and ▁became ▁interested ▁in ▁ch oral ▁conduct ing . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 5 2 , ▁he ▁made ▁his ▁London ▁debut ▁at ▁W ig more ▁Hall ▁in ▁London , ▁conducted ▁his ▁own ▁Le pp ard ▁Ens emble . ▁He ▁became ▁closely ▁associated ▁with ▁the ▁G olds br ough ▁Orchestra , ▁which ▁became ▁the ▁English ▁Chamber ▁Orchestra ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 0 . ▁Also