| LC control no. | no2003064128 |
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| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| Personal name heading | Goldschmidt, Nicholas, 1908-2004 |
| Variant(s) | Goldschmidt, Niki, 1908-2004 |
| Associated country | Czechoslovakia United States Canada |
| Located | Toronto (Ont.) |
| Birth date | 19081206 |
| Death date | 20040208 |
| Place of birth | Tavíkovice (Czech Republic) Moravia (Czech Republic) |
| Place of death | Toronto (Ont.) |
| Affiliation | San Francisco Conservatory of Music Stanford University Columbia University Royal Conservatory of Music Royal Conservatory Opera School Royal Conservatory Opera Company CBC Opera |
| Profession or occupation | Conductors (Music) |
| Found in | Niki Goldschmidt, c2003: Can CIP (hdg.: Goldschmidt, Nicholas, 1908- ) p. 8 (born near Tavíkovice, Moravia, Dec. 6, 1908) Wikipedia, January 20, 2015 (Nicholas Goldschmidt, CC (December 6, 1908-February 8, 2004) was a Canadian conductor, administrator, teacher, performer, music festival entrepreneur and artistic director; born Tavikovice, Margraviate of Moravia, Austria-Hungary; died Toronto, Ontario; In 1937, Goldschmidt emigrated to the USA, where he served as director of opera at the San Francisco Conservatory and Stanford University from 1938 to 1942. He was director of the opera department at Columbia University from 1942 to 1944. He subsequently moved to Toronto, where he served as the first music director of the Royal Conservatory Opera School (University of Toronto Opera Division) from 1946 to 1957. In 1950, Goldschmidt, Arnold Walter and Herman Geiger-Torel helped to found the Royal Conservatory Opera Company, which later became the Canadian Opera Company. From 1949 to 1957, Goldschmidt was the first music director of the CBC Opera) |
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