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Biography[edit]
He was born in Venice, Italy on April 12, 1875.[1]
In 1915 he became the conductor of the Metropolitan Opera replacing Arturo Toscanini.[1] Polacco held that position until 1917. In 1918 he was hired by the Chicago Opera Association. He married Edith Mason in 1919.[3]
In 1921 he became the conductor of the Chicago Civic Opera. In 1928 he was hospitalized with appendicitis.[4]
He divorced Edith Mason on July 21, 1929.[3] He retired from the Chicago Civic Opera in 1930.
On May 15, 1931 he remarried Edith Mason.[5] They divorced in 1937.[6]
Polacco died in Manhattan on April 30, 1960.
^ "Giorgio Polacco". All Music. Retrieved 2013-12-16.
^ a b "Edith Mason Gets Divorce In Chicago. Prima Donna of Civic Opera Wins Decree From Giorgio Polacco, Director". New York Times. July 21, 1929. Retrieved 2013-12-16.
^ "Giorgio Polacco Has Appendicitis". New York Times. January 22, 1928. Retrieved 2013-12-16.
^ "Edith Mason Remarried. Singer Rewed to Giorgio Polacco, Third Husband, in Milan". New York Times. May 10, 1931. Retrieved 2013-12-16.
^ "Edith Mason Gets Decree. Singer Obtains a Second Divorce From Polacco on Cruelty Charge". New York Times. April 22, 1937. Retrieved 2013-12-16.
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