Wassili Leps
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Wassili Leps was a Russia
n-born American
composer and conductor. Born near Saint Petersburg
, he came to the United States in 1894. He frequently conducted at Willow Grove Park
near Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
. He wrote numerous operas; Hoshi-San was premiered in Philadelphia in 1909.
Russia
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n-born American
United States
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composer and conductor. Born near Saint Petersburg
Saint Petersburg
Saint Petersburg is a city and a federal subject of Russia located on the Neva River at the head of the Gulf of Finland on the Baltic Sea...
, he came to the United States in 1894. He frequently conducted at Willow Grove Park
Willow Grove Park
Willow Grove Park was an amusement park located in Willow Grove, Pennsylvania , United States, that operated for eighty years from 1896 until the 1975 season. The park operated under the name Six Gun Territory from 1972...
near Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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. He wrote numerous operas; Hoshi-San was premiered in Philadelphia in 1909.