Francis Charles Coppicus (March 9, 1880 – June 8, 1966) was the general secretary of the Metropolitan Opera. He was the manager for Enrico Caruso, Feodor Chaliapin, and Maria Jeritza.
Biography He was born on March 9, 1880, in Neheim, Germany.
On May 8, 1909, he married Maybelle Louise Hogan in Manhattan.
On March 16, 1915, he became a citizen of the United States."Passport application for Francis Charles Coppicus", April 22, 1915, United States Department of State
In 1916 he founded the Metropolitan Music Bureau. In 1930 six small concert bureaus merged into Columbia Artists Management.
He died on June 8, 1966, in Mill Valley, California.
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