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toscanini

Jun 3, 2019

Artist Profile: Jan Peerce, Toscanini’s ‘Favorite Tenor’

Tenor Jan Peerce was conductor Arturo Toscanini’s go-to tenor. He was born Jacob Pincus Perelmuth on June 3, 1904 and was raised in New York City as the third child of a family of Polish immigrants. He attended Columbia University and actually grew up playing the violin before eventually realizing that he was a lyric tenor. In 1932, he was {…}

Mar 25, 2019

Artist Profile: Arturo Toscanini, One of the Great Conductors of All Time

Arturo Toscanini might be the most iconic conductor of all time. When people talk about conductors as dictators, the image of Toscanini is impossible to overlook. Born on March 25, 1867 in Parma, he started off his musical careers as a cellist. But fate would eventually have him perform as a conductor. During a tour of Rio de Janeiro with {…}

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