Szenkar, Eugen (Jenö)
Szenkar, Eugen (Jenö) (b Budapest, 1891; d Düsseldorf, 1977). Hung. conductor. Cond. Deutsches Landestheater, Prague, 1911–13, Budapest Volksoper 1913–15, Salzburg Mozarteum 1915–16, Altenburg 1916–20, Frankfurt Opera 1920–3, Berlin Volksoper 1923–4, Cologne Opera 1924–33. Left Ger. for Russia 1933. Cond., Brazilian SO, Rio, from 1944. Returned to Mannheim Opera 1950–1, Düsseldorf Opera 1952–6.
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