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Artur Bodanzky

Who

Artur Bodanzky · Arts & Literature

What

Opera conductor

When

1877, Vienna, Austria — 1939, New York City, USA

Where

Austria · United States

Biography

Artur Bodanzky is recognized among Jewish contributors to Arts & Literature — Opera conductor

How & why

Artur Bodanzky was an Austrian-born conductor who led the German repertoire at New York's Metropolitan Opera from 1915 until his death in 1939, shaping the company's interpretations of Wagner for a generation. He conducted hundreds of performances and was one of the era's leading opera conductors. Bodanzky was Jewish, born to a Jewish family in Vienna.

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Source: Jinfo.org — Jews in Music

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Opera conductor

1877

Source: Jinfo.org — Jews in Music