The other Toscanini : life and works of Héctor Panizza /
This is a biography of the classical music conductor and composer Héctor Panizza (1875-1967). He was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina, and spent his career there and in Italy and throughout Europe and the United States. His name in Italian was Ettore Panizza. He conducted most famously at LaScala in...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
| Language Notes: | Translated from the Spanish. |
| Published: |
Denton :
University of North Texas Press,
[2019]
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| Series: | North Texas lives of musicians series ;
no. 13. |
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| Summary: | This is a biography of the classical music conductor and composer Héctor Panizza (1875-1967). He was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina, and spent his career there and in Italy and throughout Europe and the United States. His name in Italian was Ettore Panizza. He conducted most famously at LaScala in Milan and at the Metropolitan Opera in New York (1934-1942). He worked closely with Arturo Toscanini and was considered his successor. He also composed operas and shorter works, including a patriotic song still sung by Argentine schoolchildren. |
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| Physical Description: | xiii, 363 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781574417746 1574417746 |