Karl Elmendorff, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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German conductor
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Place of Birth: Düsseldorf, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
About Karl Elmendorff
- Karl Eduard Maria Elmendorff (October 25, 1891 – October 21, 1962) was a German opera conductor. Born in Düsseldorf, Elmendorff studied music at the Cologne College of Music and Hochschule für Musik Köln from 1913 to 1916 under Fritz Steinbach and Hermann Abendroth.
- Early in his career, he conducted for a number of cities including: 1916 to 1920 in Düsseldorf 1920 to 1923 in Mainz 1923 to 1924 in Hagen 1925 at the Munich State Opera 1927 to 1942 at the Bayreuth FestivalElmendorff also was a regular guest conductor in various European cities, including at La Scala.
- In 1937 he joined the Nazi Party.
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