Edward Johnson (tenor)
Edward Johnson | |
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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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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.