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Antal Doráti

Antal Doráti, Hungarian-American conductor and composer (died 1988)

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Born
April 9, 1906
Died
November 13, 1988
Zodiac sign
Aries
Birth year
1906

About Antal Doráti

Antal Doráti was a Hungarian-born conductor and composer who became a naturalized American citizen in 1943. Antal Doráti (UK:, US:, Hungarian:; 9 April 1906 – 13 November 1988) was a Hungarian-born conductor and composer who became a naturalized American citizen in 1943. For Ballet Theatre (later renamed American Ballet Theatre) he created scores for the ballets Bluebeard (1941) from music by Jacques Offenbach and The Fair at Sorochinsk (1943) from music by Modest Mussorgsky.

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Antal Doráti timeline

  1. Antal Doráti (UK:, US:, Hungarian:; 9 April 1906 – 13 November 1988) was a Hungarian-born conductor and composer who became a naturalized American citizen in 1943.
  2. For Ballet Theatre (later renamed American Ballet Theatre) he created scores for the ballets Bluebeard (1941) from music by Jacques Offenbach and The Fair at Sorochinsk (1943) from music by Modest Mussorgsky.

The world when Antal Doráti was born

Antal Doráti was born in 1906. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1906

  • Best-selling bookThe Jungle by Upton Sinclair

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports moment"Hitless Wonders" Chicago White Sox upset Cubs in World Series
  • Top headlineSan Francisco earthquake and fire — 3,000+ killed
  • Technology milestoneFirst radio broadcast of voice and music
  • World population~1.66B

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderTheodore Roosevelt
  • U.S. population84.6M

1906 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Antal Doráti's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure19062026
Population84.6M341 million

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