Raymond Leppard, a conductor who resuscitated moribund 17th-century operas in helping to nurture a major revival of interest in Baroque music, and who went on to a wider career as a guest conductor of major orchestras and the longtime music director of the Indianapolis Symphony, died on Tuesday in Indianapolis . He was 92.

The symphony confirmed his death in a statement.

After making his mark with early music, the British-born Mr. Leppard chafed at being pigeonholed and sought to recast himself as a versatile conductor of concert works and operas from across the centuries .

A prolific recording artist, he made more than 200 records, many of them with the English Chamber Orchestra, which he conducted starting in the early 1960s.

Mr. Leppard (pronounced LEPP-ard) was a composer as well. He wrote the scores for the movies “Lord of the Flies” (1963) and “Alfred the Great” (1969), and he arranged and conducted the score for “The Hotel New Hampshire” (1984).