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The son of Louis Zuro of the New Grand Opera Company, Zuro was a known operatic conductor and also composed music for 31 Hollywood films. Zuro's father wanted him to be a rabbi but Zuro preferred music over religion.
Apr 11, 2022 · Josiah Zuro, conductor of the Zuro Opera. In both the English- and Yiddish-language press, the Zuros were seen as continuing Hammerstein’s ideological legacy in offering an uplifting, educational experience by exposing mass audiences to opera, especially those unfamiliar with the genre.
Josiah Zuro was born on 28 November 1888 in Bialystok, Poland, Russian Empire [now Bialystok, Podlaskie, Poland]. He was a composer, known for Pardon My Gun (1930), Gang War (1928) and The Jazz Age (1929). He died on 18 October 1930 in La Jolla, California, USA.
- Music Department, Composer, Soundtrack
- November 28, 1888
- Josiah Zuro
- October 18, 1930
Josiah Zuro (27 November 1887, in Białystok – October 18, 1930, in La Jolla, California) was a Russian-American pianist, conductor and film composer.
Josiah Zuro (1887-1930) was a Polish pianist, conductor, and film composer. On item: Chorus master. Manhattan Opera Co. Date supplied by cataloger. Mishkin Studio. Photograph of a man, shot from above the waist. His arms are folded across his chest.
Diana Kane, Lawrence d'Orsay, Florence Billings and Ivan Simpson; "Beautiful Galatea," a dramatization of von Suppe's overture, by Josiah Zuro, with dancers and the ensemble.
This lecture reveals how the impresario and educator, Josiah Zuro, finds innovative ways of attracting Italians, Jews, and Americans to attend opera performances, uniting these groups through a common love of the genre.
