Name Antonio Guarnieri | Role Conductor | |
Died November 25, 1952, Milan, Italy |
Spontini - La Vestale - Overture - Antonio Guarnieri (1928)
Antonio Guarnieri (born Venice, Italy, 1 February 1880 — died Milan, Italy, 25 November 1952) was an Italian conductor and cellist.
After playing cello in the Martucci string quartet he turned to conducting in 1904, being engaged by the Vienna Court Opera in 1912.
He succeeded Toscanini at La Scala in 1929 and stayed there until shortly before his death. A highly regarded technician at the podium, he conducted many important world premieres. Ottorino Respighi's Belfagor, for instance.
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