Emerson Drive - A Good Man

Opera (in 1922-26 and 1931-34 the director of the theater). Hand. fast. operas: “Banuta” by A. Kalniняa, “Waideloto” Yaz. The medina; “Mermaid”, “Boris Godunov”, “Mazepa”, “Quiet Don”, “Aida”, “Carmen”, “Nuremberg Mastersingers”, “Tannhauser”, “Lohengrin”, “Parsifal”; "Salome" by R. Strauss, "Don Giovanni", "Fidelio" and others. Often performed in symphony. concerts. There was an outstanding choir. the conductor; in 1920 he founded one of the best Latvian choirs (Reitera koris - Reuters Choir), with whom he toured many times in major European countries. cities. He also conducted oratorio concerts. He was an active organizer of the Latvian. holidays songs, one of ch. conductors of the 6-9th song holidays. From 1944 he lived in Stockholm, where he died (in 1964 his ashes were transported to the Latvian SSR and buried in the Forest Cemetery in Riga).