Charles Ludwig Wagner (1869 - February 25, 1956) was a concert impresario. He managed John McCormack and Mary Garden and introduced Walter Gieseking.[1]

Wagner in 1916

Biography

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He was born in 1869.

Wagner authored a 1940 autobiography detailing his experiences as a manager of speakers and performing artists, Seeing Stars, published by G P Putnam's Sons, New York.

He died on February 25, 1956, at Roosevelt Hospital in Manhattan.

References

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  1. ^ "Charles Wagner, Impresario, Dies. Concert Manager Who Made Fortune With McCormack, Sponsored Mary Garden, Sponsored Coloratura, Introduced Gieseking". The New York Times. February 26, 1956. Retrieved 2015-01-20.