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Arturo Toscanini

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Born

March 25, 1897

Died

January 16, 1957 (age 59)

Place of Birth

Parma, Emilia-Romagna, Italy

Arturo Toscanini

Biography

Arturo Toscanini (March 25, 1867 – January 16, 1957) was an Italian conductor. He was one of the most acclaimed and influential musicians of the late 19th and early 20th century, renowned for his intensity, his perfectionism, his ear for orchestral detail and sonority, and his eidetic memory. He was at various times the music director of La Scala in Milan and the New York Philharmonic. Later in his career he was appointed the first music director of the NBC Symphony Orchestra (1937–54), and this led to his becoming a household name (especially in the United States) through his radio and television broadcasts and many recordings of the operatic and symphonic repertoire.

Known For

Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music

Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music

Self (archive footage)

2025

Empire of the Air: The Men Who Made Radio

Empire of the Air: The Men Who Made Radio

Self - Conducts NBC Symphony (archive footage)

1991

Hymn of the Nations

Hymn of the Nations

Himself

1944

Is Everybody Listening?

Arturo Toscanini - Orchestra Conductor

1947

I Am an American

Self (uncredited)

1944

Behind Your Radio Dial

Behind Your Radio Dial

1949

Toscanini in His Own Words

Toscanini in His Own Words

Self (archive footage)

2009

The Art of Conducting: Great Conductors of the Past

The Art of Conducting: Great Conductors of the Past

Self (archive footage)

1993

Toscanini: The Television Concerts, Vol. 4: Mozart, Dvorak, Wagner

Toscanini: The Television Concerts, Vol. 4: Mozart, Dvorak, Wagner

Conductor (self)

1948

Toscanini: The Television Concerts, Vol. 5: Verdi: Aida

Toscanini: The Television Concerts, Vol. 5: Verdi: Aida

Conductor (self)

1949

Toscanini Volume Three The Television Concerts (1948-52)

Toscanini Volume Three The Television Concerts (1948-52)

Conductor

1948

Toscanini: The Television Concerts, Vol. 2: Beethoven Symphony No. 9

Toscanini: The Television Concerts, Vol. 2: Beethoven Symphony No. 9

Conductor (self)

1948

Toscanini: The Television Concerts, Vol. 7: Wagner

Toscanini: The Television Concerts, Vol. 7: Wagner

Conductor (self)

1951

Toscanini: The Television Concerts, Vol. 1: Wagner

Toscanini: The Television Concerts, Vol. 1: Wagner

Conductor (self)

1948

Toscanini: The Television Concerts, Vol. 3: Brahms

Toscanini: The Television Concerts, Vol. 3: Brahms

Conductor (self)

1948

Toscanini: The Television Concerts, Vol. 9: Beethoven: Symphony No. 5/Respighi: The Pines of Rome

Toscanini: The Television Concerts, Vol. 9: Beethoven: Symphony No. 5/Respighi: The Pines of Rome

Conductor (self)

1952

Toscanini: The Television Concerts, Vol. 6: Weber, Brahms

Toscanini: The Television Concerts, Vol. 6: Weber, Brahms

Conductor (self)

1951

Toscanini: The Television Concerts, Vol. 8: Franck, Sibelius, Debussy and Rossini

Toscanini: The Television Concerts, Vol. 8: Franck, Sibelius, Debussy and Rossini

Self, Conductor

1952

Filmography

2025FilmLadies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Musicas Self (archive footage)2009FilmToscanini in His Own Wordsas Self (archive footage)1993FilmThe Art of Conducting: Great Conductors of the Pastas Self (archive footage)1991FilmEmpire of the Air: The Men Who Made Radioas Self - Conducts NBC Symphony (archive footage)1952FilmToscanini: The Television Concerts, Vol. 9: Beethoven: Symphony No. 5/Respighi: The Pines of Romeas Conductor (self)1952FilmToscanini: The Television Concerts, Vol. 8: Franck, Sibelius, Debussy and Rossinias Self, Conductor 1951FilmToscanini: The Television Concerts, Vol. 7: Wagneras Conductor (self)1951FilmToscanini: The Television Concerts, Vol. 6: Weber, Brahmsas Conductor (self)1949FilmToscanini: The Television Concerts, Vol. 5: Verdi: Aidaas Conductor (self)1949FilmBehind Your Radio Dial 1948FilmToscanini: The Television Concerts, Vol. 4: Mozart, Dvorak, Wagneras Conductor (self)1948FilmToscanini: The Television Concerts, Vol. 3: Brahmsas Conductor (self)1948FilmToscanini: The Television Concerts, Vol. 2: Beethoven Symphony No. 9as Conductor (self)1948FilmToscanini: The Television Concerts, Vol. 1: Wagneras Conductor (self)1948FilmToscanini Volume Three The Television Concerts (1948-52)as Conductor 1947FilmIs Everybody Listening?as Arturo Toscanini - Orchestra Conductor 1944FilmI Am an Americanas Self (uncredited)1944FilmHymn of the Nationsas Himself