Word: arturo
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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Died. General Arturo Rawson, 67, onetime provisional (for 48 hours in 1943) President of Argentina, leader (with General Pedro Ramirez) of the 1943 military revolt against fascist-minded President Ramon Castillo which unexpectedly started Juan Peron on his rise to power, part organizer of the abortive 1945 anti-Peron revolt; of a heart attack; in Buenos Aires...
...them began lining up outside the Royal Festival Hall 60 hours in advance. They were allowed to sleep overnight in a corridor. Then the real queue began in front of the box office. In such fashion last week, London music lovers awaited the first English appearance since 1939 of Arturo Toscanini...
Brahms: Symphony No. 4 (NBC Symphony conducted by Arturo Toscanini; Victor). The tenth recorded rendering of this old war horse in the last four years, and just about the best. Toscanini wrings out every possible ounce of brilliance and excitement, makes the familiar sound fresh...
...best, simply transplanted it for the festival season, and booked only two big outside stars: the Metropolitan Opera's Baritone George London (a commanding Count Almaviva in The Marriage of Figaro) and Tenor Ramon Vinay (in Otello). Salzburg's musical stalwarts of other years (Bruno Walter, Arturo Toscanini) were absent. But the hall was fuller than ever and Salzburg had its most profitable season since...
...Arturo Toscanini, 85, had his summer all mapped out, and the map called for a long rest in Italy. A methodical man, Conductor Toscanini settled down to it three months ago : he spent most of his time in his beloved Milan, varying his routine with short visits to his villa on cool Lake Maggiore. Last week - summer plans drastically revised- Toscanini was back in Manhattan and at work...