Edward Johnson then in conjunction with Rudolf Bing, General Manager, from 1945 to 1973. Maestro Adler's press announcement upon his recruitment as Chorus Master of the Metropolitan Opera in New York City said, "That since Giulio Setti's time, ten years ago, there never has been a single Chorus Master for the entire Italian, French, German, English repertoire and with my appointment, the gradual reorganization and training will again be centralized in one hand." Languages English, German, Czech, Russian, French, Italian, Spanish, Latin, Greek, Romanian, Yiddish, Hebrew. Engagements 1927–29 Assistant Conductor, Berlin State Opera. First opera conducted, Peer Gynt (Grieg). 1929–32 Conductor, Prague German Opera Theater. 1932–33 Conductor, Berlin Municipal Opera House. 1933–38 Conducting symphony concerts and opera all over Europe. 1933 Conductor of orchestral concerts, Vienna Grosser Musikvereinssaal. 1933 Founder of the Unio Opera Company, Vienna. 1933–35 First Conductor, Kiev, National Opera House of Ukraine. 1935–37 Founder, Musical Director, and first conductor of the Symphonic Orchestra Stalingrad (U.S.S.R.). 1938–43 U.S.A. Conducting concerts and concertizing as pianist all over U.S. and Canada. 1938–39 Pianist, three transcontinental tours of the United States. 1939–41 Musical Director, Friendship House, New York City. 1943 Assistant Conductor to Leopold Stokowski, Metropolitan Opera, New York City. 1943–73 Chorus Master, Conductor, Metropolitan Opera, New York City, New York (USA). 1944–47 Musical Director, Opera Nacional and Opera de Mexico, Mexico City. 1952 Musical Director, Central City Opera Festival, Central City, Colorado. 1954 Musical Director of opera performances at Greek Theatre, Hollywood, California. Conductor of numerous broadcasts and television performances of operatic and symphonic music. Teaching positions 1929–32 Organizer and Conductor of the Students Orchestra of the German Academy of Music (Deutsche Akademie für Musik und darstellende Kunst in Prag), Prague, Czechoslovakia. 1934–35 Conductor, orchestra of the Kiev Conservatory of Music, Kiev (Ukraine). 1935–37 Professor of the Opera class at the Conservatory of Music, Stalingrad (U.S.S.R.) 1938–41 Teacher of piano, theory; classes in chamber music; coach; New York City. Quotes Asked, "What do you consider your outstanding achievement?" Response, "Having escaped Hitler, having founded and directed the first Symphonic Orchestra Stalingrad." Asked, "What has helped you most in your career?" Response, "Artistic honesty, sense of humor, treatment of fellow artists (singers, chorus, orchestra) with utmost consideration for their values as human beings." Asked, "What has been your most thrilling musical experience?" Response, "First time when I heard Toscanini conduct with the Scala in 1928." Asked, "If you hadn't chosen your