[1] St. Joseph's Hospital, Yonkers, NY.
Wife: Nina Schelemskaya-Schlesnaya (m. 1928, d. 1983 stroke)
Wife: Carroll Douglass (m. 1987, annulled 1989 for lack of competence)
New York Metropolitan Opera General Manager (1950-72)
Municipal Opera, Berlin Asst. Manager (1931-)
Darmstadt Opera Asst. Manager (1928-)
Knighthood 1971
Naturalized UK Citizen 1946
Risk Factors: Alzheimer's
Author of books:
5000 Nights at the Opera (1972)
A Knight at the Opera (1981)