Giorgio Polacco

Giorgio Polacco
Polacco in 1915
Born	(1875-04-12)April 12, 1875 Venice, Italy
Died	April 30, 1960(1960-04-30) (aged 85) Manhattan, New York
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]}

Biography

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.

Footnotes

1. "Giorgio Polacco". Grove Dictionary of Music . 1915. Retrieved 2013-12-16.
2. "Giorgio Polacco". All Music . Retrieved 2013-12-16.
3. "Edith Mason Gets Divorce in Chicago. Prima Donna of Civic Opera Wins Decree from Giorgio Polacco, Director". New York Times . July 21, 1929. Retrieved 2013-12-16.
4. "Giorgio Polacco Has Appendicitis". New York Times . January 22, 1928. Retrieved 2013-12-16.
5. "Edith Mason Remarried. Singer Rewed to Giorgio Polacco, Third Husband, in Milan". New York Times . May 10, 1931. Retrieved 2013-12-16.
6. "Edith Mason Gets Decree. Singer Obtains a Second Divorce from Polacco on Cruelty Charge". New York Times . April 22, 1937. Retrieved 2013-12-16.