Giorgio Polacco | |
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![]() Polacco in 1915 | |
Born | |
Died | April 30, 1960 85) | (aged
Occupation | Conductor |
Employer(s) | Metropolitan Opera (1915-1917) Chicago Civic Opera (1921-1930) |
Spouse | Edith Mason (married twice) |
Giorgio Polacco (April 12, 1875 - April 30, 1960) was the conductor of the Metropolitan Opera from 1915 to 1917 and the Chicago Civic Opera from 1921 to 1930. [1] [2]
He was born in Venice, Italy on April 12, 1875. He studied at the Conservatorio di Musica Benedetto Marcello di Venezia and then in Milan and St Petersburg. [1]
In 1915 he became the conductor of the Metropolitan Opera replacing Arturo Toscanini. [1] Polacco held that position until 1917. In 1918 he was hired by the Chicago Opera Association. He married Edith Mason in 1919. [3] They had a daughter Graziella Polacco Berlanga born on June 23rd, 1925.
In 1921 he became the conductor of the Chicago Civic Opera. In 1928 he was hospitalized with appendicitis. [4]
He divorced Edith Mason on July 21, 1929. [3] He retired from the Chicago Civic Opera in 1930.
On May 15, 1931, he remarried Edith Mason. [5] They divorced in 1937. [6]
Polacco died in Manhattan on April 30, 1960.