Balzer, Hugo 17.apr.1894-3.apr.1985 Germany, Duisburg - Ratingen
conductor, studied at Duisburg Conservatory, studied with Fritz Steinbach at Koln Conservatory, 1924-1929 opera conductor in Koblenz and Essen, 1929-1933 opera conductor in Freiburg im Breisgau, 1934 conductor of orchestras and opera in Dusseldorf, 1940 professor at Dusseldorf Conservatory, 1945-1948 conductor at the City Theatre in Dusseldorf, 1959 residing in Dusseldorf