Word: henke
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...frazzle fo/ the traditional opening performance, Fidelio, on July 24. The spunky old man refused again to have Nazi stations pick up his broadcasts, relented only when Germany threatened to spoil Die Meistersinger by withdrawing two of its most distinguished stars-Baritone Hermann Nissen (Hans Sachs),Tenor Henk Noort (Walther). Herbert Graf had plotted entirely new staging for Mozart's Magic Flute, and Toscanini planned to conduct it four times. Of the 27 performances scheduled Toscanini would direct twelve, two more than Conductor Bruno Walter. To Walter was allotted Mozart's Don Giovanni and Marriage of Figaro, Gluck...