Weisgall, Hugo
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Name (Hebrew)
וייסגל, הוגו, 1912-1997
Name (Latin)
Weisgall, Hugo
Other forms of name
ויסגל, הוגו
Date of birth
1912-10-13
Date of death
1997-03-11
Associated country
United States
Field of activity
Composition (Music)
Music
Operas
Occupation
Composers
Gender
male
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Sources of Information
- His The stronger, 1956.
- Info. converted from 678, 2012-10-02(b. 1912)
- New Grove dict. of Amer. mus.(Weisgall, Hugo (David); b. Oct. 13, 1912, Ivançice (Eibenschütz), Czechoslovakia; became naturalized American citizen in 1926; composer)
- New York times, Mar. 12, 1997:p. D22 (Hugo Weisgall, opera composer, 84, d. Mar. 11, 1997, Manhasset, L.I.)
- Wikipedia, January 16, 2019(Hugo Weisgall; Hugo David Weisgall (October 13, 1912 - March 11, 1997) was an American composer and conductor, known chiefly for his opera and vocal music compositions. He was born in Ivančice, Moravia (then part of Austria-Hungary, later in his childhood Czechoslovakia) and moved to the United States at the age of eight; came from a family of several generations of cantors, and maintained a lifelong interest in both sacred and secular Jewish music; died at the age of 84 in Long Island, New York)
- LCN note: 1912-1997