Word: toscannini
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These will not be the only screen scenes of the University which the public will see this year. At present, the short, "Hymn of the Nations," featuring Arturo Toscannini, is being shown in New York. This film contains a scene from the classroom of Gaetano A. Salvemini, lecturer on the History of Italian Civilization...
...first operatic season at the famous theatre since the war. The opening was, of course, a most distinguished event. As a mode of celebrating it, no doubt, something new and special was announced. Toscannini was the director for the season, Toscannini, universally recognized as the world's greatest orchestra conductor, Toscannini, in Italy a very god. This prodigious musician is one of the radical innovators among contemporary Italian musicians. There are many old operatic customs that he does not like. For instance, in Italy, as here, audiences have the habits of coming in late, especially the swell folk...
...people got into the auditorium. The crowd grew restive, as excitable Italian crowds will. Then two young soldiers straight from the provinces searched a beautiful lady in such fashion that she and her escort grew furious. A fight started, and the crowd got more excited. At this critical moment Toscannini, who pays attention to nothing save his orchestra score, walked down in front of the orchestra, raised his baton, and began the first notes of Verdi's Otello. Immediately, according to his orders, the doors of the auditorium swung shut, and were locked...
When the angry crowd outside saw themselves thus shut out, they broke into a riot, with wild yells of " Down with the management!'' The noise sounded in the auditorium, but Toscannini, growing furious, relentlessly continued the performance. Several score of workmen who had contrived to get into the gallery, heard and heeded the protesting yells of their comrades outside. They grew indignant, and joined the chorus of exterior chorus. " Down with the management!" the howl from the galleries drowned the music. But such was the respect inspired by Toscannini that the disturbers in the theatre amplified their cries. "Down with...