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Charles Ludwig Wagner

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Charles Ludwig Wagner
Wagner in 1916
Born1869
DiedFebruary 25, 1956
New York City, New York, U.S.
Other namesChas. L. Wagner,
C. L. Wagner
Occupation(s)Concert impresario, theater producer

Charles Ludwig Wagner (1869 – February 25, 1956) was an American concert impresario and theater producer. He managed John McCormack and Mary Garden, and introduced Walter Gieseking.[1][2] He founded the Charles L. Wagner Opera Company.

Biography

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He was born in 1869.

In the 1920s, he worked as a Broadway theatre producer in New York City.[1]

Wagner authored an autobiography detailing his experiences as a manager of speakers and performing artists, Seeing Stars (1940), published by G. P. Putnam's Sons, New York.[3]

He died at age 87 of a short illness on February 25, 1956, at Roosevelt Hospital (now Mount Sinai West) in New York City.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c Abresch, J. (February 26, 1956). "Charles Wagner, Impresario, Dies. Concert Manager Who Made Fortune With McCormack, Sponsored Mary Garden, Sponsored Coloratura, Introduced Gieseking". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2015-01-20.
  2. ^ "Mary Garden Receives A $250,000 Offer". The Lakeland Evening Telegram. 1922-04-04. p. 1. Retrieved 2025-05-06 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Intimate Stories of Celebrities Make Good Reading". The Birmingham News. 1940-11-24. p. 63. Retrieved 2025-05-06 – via Newspapers.com.