SIR RUDOLF BING
Name: Rudolf Bing
Born: January 9, 1902
Died: September 2, 1997
Sir Rudolf Bing (January 9, 1902 - September 2, 1997) was an Austrian-born opera
impresario. Bing was General Manager of the Metropolitan Opera in New York from
1950 to 1972. He was Knighted in 1971.
Born Rudolf Franz Joseph Bing in Vienna, Austro-Hungarian Empire to a well-to-do
Jewish family (his father was an industrialist) Bing studied at the University
of Vienna and as a young man worked in theatrical and concert agencies. In 1927
he went to Berlin, Germany and subsequently served as general manager of opera
houses in that city and in Darmstadt.
Name: Rudolf Bing
Born: January 9, 1902
Died: September 2, 1997
Sir Rudolf Bing (January 9, 1902 - September 2, 1997) was an Austrian-born opera
impresario. Bing was General Manager of the Metropolitan Opera in New York from
1950 to 1972. He was Knighted in 1971.
Born Rudolf Franz Joseph Bing in Vienna, Austro-Hungarian Empire to a well-to-do
Jewish family (his father was an industrialist) Bing studied at the University
of Vienna and as a young man worked in theatrical and concert agencies. In 1927
he went to Berlin, Germany and subsequently served as general manager of opera
houses in that city and in Darmstadt.