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Artur Bodanzky

Artur Bodanzky (also written as Artur Bodzansky) (16 December 1877 – 23 November 1939) was an Austrian-American conductor particularly associated with the operas of Wagner. He conducted Enrico Caruso's last performance at the Metropolitan Opera House on Christmas Eve 1920.

The son of Jewish merchants, Bodanzky studied the violin and composition with Alexander Zemlinsky. Bodanzky then became conducting assistant to Gustav Mahler in Vienna, later going on to jobs in Berlin, the Neues Deutsches Theater in Prague (August 1907), where he was briefly a colleague of Otto Klemperer and Mannheim. In 1915 he emigrated to the United States to work for the Metropolitan Opera, being replaced at Mannheim by Wilhelm Furtwängler. He was head of German repertory at the Met, being accepted by Arturo Toscanini on the recommendation of Ferruccio Busoni. In 1921 he was engaged by the New York Philharmonic as a guest conductor. In 1928, Bodanzky announced his resignation from the Met and was replaced by Joseph Rosenstock. However, Rosenstock received such criticism in the press that he himself resigned almost immediately on medical advice, and Bodanzky was rehired, and remained at the Met until his death in 1939. He was approached by Thomas Beecham to conduct at Covent Garden in 1936, but his requested fee of £250 for each performance was considered exorbitant.

Birth and Death Data: Born December 16, 1877 (Vienna), Died November 23, 1939 (New York City)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1918

Roles Represented in DAHR: conductor

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Recordings

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Columbia 49331 12-in. 3/8/1918 Madame Butterfly : Selections Artur Bodanzky ; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra Orchestra conductor  
Columbia 49332 12-in. 3/8/1918 Madame Butterfly : Selection Artur Bodanzky ; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra Orchestra conductor  
Columbia 49334 12-in. 3/12/1918 Dance of the hours : Excerpts Artur Bodanzky ; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra Orchestra conductor  
Columbia 49335 12-in. 3/12/1918 Faust : Ballet music Metropolitan Opera Orchestra Orchestra conductor  
Columbia 49336 12-in. 3/12/1918 Faust : Ballet music Metropolitan Opera Orchestra Orchestra conductor  
Columbia 49337 12-in. 3/12/1918 Coronation march Metropolitan Opera Orchestra Orchestra conductor  
Columbia 49344 12-in. 3/15/1918 Carmen : Selections Artur Bodanzky ; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra Orchestra conductor  
Columbia 49345 12-in. 3/18/1918 Pagliacci : Selections Metropolitan Opera Orchestra Orchestra conductor  
Columbia 49360 12-in. 3/26/1918 Il trovatore : Selection Artur Bodanzky ; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra Orchestra conductor  
Columbia 49361 12-in. 3/26/1918 Wine, women and song Artur Bodanzky ; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra Orchestra conductor  
Columbia 49362 12-in. 3/26/1918 The skaters Artur Bodanzky ; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra Orchestra conductor  
Columbia 49365 12-in. 4/1/1918 Aïda : March Artur Bodanzky ; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra Orchestra conductor  
Columbia 49366 12-in. 4/1/1918 Rigoletto : Selections Metropolitan Opera Orchestra Orchestra conductor  

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Bodanzky, Artur," accessed April 18, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/108718.

Bodanzky, Artur. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved April 18, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/108718.

"Bodanzky, Artur." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 18 April 2024.

DAHR Persistent Identifier

URI: https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/108718

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