Everett Lee

Everett Lee
Lee in 1948
Background information
Born(1916-08-31)August 31, 1916
Wheeling, West Virginia, U.S.
DiedJanuary 12, 2022(2022-01-12) (aged 105)
Malmö, Sweden
GenresOrchestral, opera, musical
OccupationsConductor, opera music director, musician, music scholar
InstrumentsViolin, Viola, oboe
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Everett Astor Lee (August 31, 1916 – January 12, 2022) was an American symphonic conductor, opera music director, violinist and music scholar. He was the first African American to conduct a Broadway musical, the first to "conduct an established symphony orchestra below the Mason–Dixon line", and the first to conduct a performance by a major American opera company.

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