Anton Seidl
1850 - 1898
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Biography
Anton Seidl was a Hungarian conductor known for his collaborations with composer Richard Wagner. Born in 1850 in Pest, Hungary, Seidl studied music in Vienna and began conducting in Germany. He gained recognition for his interpretations of Wagner's operas, conducting the premieres of several of Wagner's works in Bayreuth. Seidl later became the conductor of the Metropolitan Opera in New York, where he introduced American audiences to Wagner's music.
Famous Quotes (5)
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To be a conductor means that I must first and foremost be genuinely musical.
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Music is the divine way to tell beautiful, poetic things to the heart.
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A musician should express the sentiments that are within him.
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I study the score, but I follow my feelings.
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The conductor should be as it were the medium between the composer and the audience.