Giorgio Polacco

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]

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)

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]

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.