Karl Rankl
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Karl Rankl (1898–1968) was an Austrian conductor and composer. He studied with Schoenberg for four years beginning in 1918. He became a chorus master at the Volksoper in Vienna and then an assistant conductor. He then became assistant to Otto Klemperer at the Kroll Opera in Berlin and had conducting jobs in Wiesbaden and Graz. During World War II Rankl came to England. He was music director of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, from 1946 to 1951, working with Reginald Goodall then an assistant conductor who considered Rankl "under-rated".
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Music Director, Royal Opera House, Covent Garden 1946–1951 |
Succeeded by Rafael Kubelík |
| Preceded by Walter Susskind |
Principal Conductor, Royal Scottish National Orchestra 1952–1957 |
Succeeded by Hans Swarowsky |
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