Weisgall, Hugo

LC control no.	n 80051311
Descriptive conventions	rda
Personal name heading	Weisgall, Hugo *Browse this term in* LC Authorities or the LC Catalog
Associated country	United States
Birth date	1912-10-13
Death date	1997-03-11
Place of birth	Ivančice (Czech Republic)
Place of death	Manhasset (N.Y.) Long Island (N.Y.)
Field of activity	Composition (Music) Art music Operas
Profession or occupation	Composers
Found in	His The stronger, 1956. 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.) Info. converted from 678, 2012-10-02 (b. 1912) 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)