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In 1917, Böhm became a rehearsal assistant in his home town, making his debut as a conductor in Viktor Nessler's Der Trompeter von Säckingen in 1917. He became the assistant director of music in 1919, and the following year, the senior director.
Böhm began to move steadily up the ladder through provincial opera houses and in 1927 he went on to become music director at the Staatstheater Darmstadt and then, in 1931, was appointed music director at Hamburgische Staatsoper serving until 1934 when he left for the prestigious post at Dresden.
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In 1931 Böhm was appointed music director at Hamburgische Staatsoper, serving until 1934 when he left for the prestigious position at Dresden. As general music director at Dresden, Böhm grabbed the opportunity to succeed Fritz Busch. Although not Jewish, Busch was ardently opposed to Nazi ideology.
Apr 17, 2024 · Böhm became musical director at Darmstadt in 1927, at Hamburg in 1931, and at Dresden in 1934. He made his London debut at Covent Garden in 1936. Böhm came under public criticism for taking the Dresden position because he had replaced Fritz Busch, who had been forced to resign by the Nazis; Böhm replaced Bruno Walter at Salzburg in 1938 ...
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May 23, 2018 · From 1931 to 1933 Böhm held the post of Generalmusikdirektor of the Hamburg Opera; from 1934 to 1943 he was music director of the Dresden State Opera, where he gave the first performances of Die Schweigsame Frau (June 24, 1935) and Daphne (Oct. 15, 1938), which Strauss dedicated to him.
In 1943 got the very important job of conductor at the Vienna State Opera eventually becoming music director. He also conducted the German seasons at the Teatro Colón in Buenos Aires from 1950 to 1953. In his later years Böhm spent his time as guest conductor.
In 1970 he was named as general music director of Austria and in 1977 as president of the London Symphony Orchestra, with whom he had appeared at the Salzburg Festival. Throughout this period he was active as a guest conductor with orchestras such as the Berlin Philharmonic, the Berlin Radio Symphony, the London Symphony, the Dresden ...
