Word: toscaninis
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...opera about conspiracy and murder in colonial Boston, Giuseppi Verdi's Un Ballo in Maschera (A Masked Ball) has had small success in the U.S. But there are those who love it, and among them is Arturo Toscanini.* Months ago he made up his mind to conduct it again for an American audience (last time: at the Metropolitan Opera in 1915), and began restudying the score...
...perhaps a bit tired from bouts with illness this season, Toscanini made a change in his routine for the opera. Most of the piano rehearsals with the soloists took place in his home, instead of at NBC's Manhattan studios. But when everybody got together for the first orchestral rehearsals, the severe old man was obviously enjoying himself. At one point, when a percussionist thumped out four beats instead of three, Toscanini's only comment was a mocking but good-natured "Ciao!" (hello...
When the cheering audience had left the hall and the musicians had packed their instruments, Toscanini admirers were still marveling at the .conductor's vitality during his grueling hour and a half on the podium. "It's like the Toscanini I knew eleven years ago," said one. As for Arturo Toscanini, he is looking forward to a month of rest and study before he gives his next six concerts...
Acts II and III of Verdi's Un Ballo in Maschera. Conducted by Arturo Toscanini, with Nelli, Peerce, Merrill, Turner...
...Symphony (Sun. 6:30 p.m., NBC). Conductor: Arturo Toscanini...