Word: egon
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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Most distinctive feature of the Chicago Civic Opera's past season was the increased excellence of its German performances. Reasons: Conductor Egon Pollak, Soprano Frida Leider, Contralto Maria Olszewska, Tenor Theodore Strack, Basso Alexander Kipnis. Last week President Samuel Insull returned from Europe, announced that there would be still greater improvement next year. Wagner's Meistersinger and Smetana's Bartered Bride will be added to the repertoire. Four famed European artists have been engaged?Soprano Lotte Lehmann of the Vienna Staatsoper, Soprano Maria Rajdl (Dresden), Baritones Rudolf Bockelmann (Hamburg) and Eduard Habich (Berlin). A fifth newcomer will be Contralto Sonia...