Milan Sachs
Czech-Croatian opera conductor and composer / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Milan Sachs (28 November 1884 – 4 August 1968) was a Czech-Croatian opera conductor and composer, who was long associated with the Zagreb Opera in Croatia, where he conducted some important local premieres, including Wagner's Parsifal, and Janáček's Jenůfa (1920).
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Milan Sachs | |
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Born | (1884-11-28)28 November 1884 |
Died | 4 August 1968(1968-08-04) (aged 83) |
Nationality | Croat |
Occupation(s) | Opera conductor, composer |
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He also conducted the standard symphonic repertoire in the concert hall. In 1936, in Brno, Czechoslovakia, he conducted the world premiere of Dvořák's Symphony No. 1, The Bells of Zlonice (this was 61 years after it was written and 32 years after the composer's death).