Smallens, Alexander, 1889-1972

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1889-01-01

1889-01-01

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Alexander Smallens was a Russian-born American conductor. He accompanied the Anna Pavlova Ballet Company on a tour to South America (1915-1916) and worked on the staffs of the Boston Opera, Chicago Opera, Philadelphia Opera, and Philadelphia Orchestra. From 1947 to 1950 he was music director of Radio City Music Hall, New York. For many summers he conducted concerts at Lewisohn Stadium, New York. He conducted the premiere of Gershwin's Porgy and Bess in Boston in 1935 and later took it on tour in the United States and Europe.

From the description of The Alexander Smallens papers, [ca. 1900-1970]. (New York Public Library). WorldCat record id: 122455804 From the guide to the Alexander Smallens papers, ca. 1900-1970, (The New York Public Library. Music Division.)

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