Peter Herman Adler
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Peter Herman Adler (1899, Jablonec nad Nisou - 1990) was a U.S. (Czech-born) conductor. He was the music and artistic director of the NBC Opera. pioneering the broadcast of opera on U.S. television. He later conducted the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra from 1959 until 1968.
He made only one foray into movies, adapting the music for "The Great Caruso" in 1952, for which he received an Academy Award nomination.
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| Preceded by Massimo Freccia |
Principal conductors, Baltimore Symphony Orchestra 1959–1968 |
Succeeded by Sergiu Comissiona |
