Karl Muck, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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German-born Swiss conductor of classical music
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Place of Birth: Darmstadt, Hesse, Germany
About Karl Muck
- Karl Muck (October 22, 1859 – March 3, 1940) was a German-born conductor of classical music.
- He based his activities principally in Europe and mostly in opera.
- His American career comprised two stints at the Boston Symphony Orchestra.
- He endured a public outcry in 1917 that questioned whether his loyalties lay with Germany or the United States during World War I.
- Though he was a Swiss citizen, he was arrested and interned in a camp in Georgia from March 1918 until August 1919.
- His later career included notable engagements in Hamburg and at the Bayreuth Festival.
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