Herman Geiger-Torel

{{Short description|Canadian opera director (1907–1976)}} {{Infobox person |name = Herman Geiger-Torel |image = Herman Geiger-Torel with cigar (F0563 fl0027 it0001).jpg |alt = |caption = Geiger-Torel, {{circa|1961}} |birth_date = {{Birth date|1907|7|13}} |birth_place = [[Frankfurt-am-Main]], [[Grand Duchy of Hesse]] |death_date = {{Death date and age|1976|10|6|1907|7|13}} |death_place = [[Toronto]], [[Ontario]], Canada |other_names = |known_for = |occupation = |nationality = }} '''Herman Geiger-Torel''', {{Post-nominals|country=CAN|OC}} (July 13, 1907 – October 6, 1976) was a [[Canadians|Canadian]] [[opera]] [[Theatre director|director]].<ref>{{cite encyclopedia|title=Herman Geiger-Torel|encyclopedia=Encyclopedia of Music in Canada|date=16 December 2013|publisher=[[Historica Canada]]|url=https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/herman-geiger-torel-emc|accessdate=August 24, 2019}}</ref>

In 1969, he was made an Officer of the [[Order of Canada]].<ref>[https://www.gg.ca/en/honours/recipients/146-2783 Order of Canada citation]</ref>

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==External links== {{Archival records|title=Herman Geiger-Torel|inventory_number=CA OTUFM 05|description_URL=https://discoverarchives.library.utoronto.ca/index.php/otufm05-herman-geiger-torel|dates=}} * [http://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/herman-geiger-torel-emc Herman Geiger-Torel] at [[Encyclopedia of Music in Canada]] * [https://discoverarchives.library.utoronto.ca/index.php/otufm05-herman-geiger-torel Collection of opera scores annotated by Herman Geiger-Torel] at [https://music.library.utoronto.ca/ University of Toronto Music Library]

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