On Dec. 15, the Teatro Regio di Parma is set to present a documentary on the life of Arturo Toscanini, “Io, Arturo Toscanini.” The documentary, directed by Paola Severini Melograni and Maurizio Gianotti, was produced by Luce Cinecittà e Superangeli2. The film showcases the conductor’s youth, love of music, his studies at the Regia Scuola di Musica, the times during {…}
The Teatro Regio di Parma’s book series I miti dell’Opera has released its latest edition entitled “Arturo Toscanini e la bacchetta magica.” The new book tells the story Toscanini’s passion for music, his studies at the Scuola Regia, his first experiences as a cellist, up to the time when at 19 he was pushed on the podium by his orchestra companions {…}
Soprano Herva Nelli is most known to American audiences through Arturo Toscanini’s NBC opera broadcasts. Born in Florence on 9th January 1909, Nelli and her family emigrated to Pittsburgh when she was 10-years-old. Aged 17, she took a job as a glass cutter to pay for her singing lesson and later studied at the Pittsburgh Music Institute and in New {…}
Arturo Toscanini is one of the greatest conductors in history. He championed a number of new operas during his time, leading dozens of world premieres. He was a favorite of Puccini, championed the operas of Catalani, and even impressed the young Verdi as a young musician. Throughout his career, he held a plethora of important posts, including music director of La Scala in {…}
On Friday, Nov. 24, the Metropolitan Opera will present Verdi’s famed Requiem with a star cast that includes Aleksandrs Antonenko, Ekaterina Semenchuk, Krassimira Stoyanova, and Ferruccio Furlanetto, all under the baton of Music director emeritus James Levine. Hearing the mass at the Metropolitan Opera is not a particularly common event and the work itself has not featured prominently in the {…}
On Jan. 2 Legendary Conductor Arturo Toscanini was inducted into the Carnegie Hall Digital Hall of Fame. The conductor made his Carnegie Hall debut with the La Scala Orchestra on January 3, 1921 and went on to conduct at Carnegie Hall more than 400 times over 33 year . He performed regularly with the New York Philharmonic after 1926 when he excited audiences {…}