Edward Johnson (tenor)
Edward Patrick Johnson, CBE (22 August 1878 – 20 April 1959) was a Canadian operatic tenor who was billed outside North America as Edoardo Di Giovanni. He became general manager of the Metropolitan Opera in Manhattan, New York City from 1935 to 1950.
Edward Johnson CBE | |
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Edward Johnson, c. 1905 | |
| General Manager of the Metropolitan Opera | |
| In office 1935–1950 | |
| Preceded by | Herbert Witherspoon |
| Succeeded by | Rudolf Bing |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Edward Patrick Johnson 22 August 1878 Guelph, Ontario, Canada |
| Died | 20 April 1959 (aged 80) Guelph Memorial Gardens, Guelph, Ontario, Canada |
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