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Arturo Toscanini
1867–1957Parma, ItalyFirst-generation immigrantHistoric
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Why Included
Legendary conductor who shaped the NBC Symphony Orchestra and raised the standard of orchestral performance in the United States.
Notable For
- Music director of La Scala and the Metropolitan Opera
- Conductor of the NBC Symphony Orchestra 1937–1954
- Refused to conduct under fascist regimes
Honors & Recognition
- Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award (posthumous)
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Quick Facts
- Field
- Music
- Years
- 1867–1957
- Birth Place
- Parma, Italy
- Origin
- First-generation immigrant
- Ancestry Verification
- Confirmed
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