Code | DS/UK/1458 |
Name | Harold Holt Ltd.; 1930-1998; British promoters, artist management organisation |
Dates | 1930-1998 |
Place of Birth/Origin | Kimberley, Northern Cape, South Africa |
Biography | Founded in1876 by Alfred Schultz Curtius, who was the first impresario to bring Richard Wagner's music to the London public. The company became renowned for its presentations in the latter part of the 19th Century and into the 20th Century, with South African-born Harold Holt taking over in the 1930s.
The company merged with Lies Askonas' company to become Askonas Holt Ltd in 1998. |