Acting · b. 1897 · 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 televi...
Acting Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music Self (archive footage) 2025 Toscanini in His Own Words Self (archive footage) 2009 The Art of Conducting: Great Conductors of the Past Self (archive footage) 1993 Empire of the Air: The Men Who Made Radio Self - Conducts NBC Symphony (archive footage) 1991 Toscanini: The Television Concerts, Vol. 8: Franck, Sibelius, Debussy and Rossini Self, Conductor 1952 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 Conductor (self) 1951 Toscanini: The Television Concerts, Vol. 7: Wagner Conductor (self) 1951 Behind Your Radio Dial 1949 Toscanini: The Television Concerts, Vol. 5: Verdi: Aida Conductor (self) 1949 Toscanini Volume Three The Television Concerts (1948-52) Conductor 1948 Toscanini: The Television Concerts, Vol. 1: Wagner Conductor (self) 1948 Toscanini: The Television Concerts, Vol. 2: Beethoven Symphony No. 9 Conductor (self) 1948 Toscanini: The Television Concerts, Vol. 3: Brahms Conductor (self) 1948 Toscanini: The Television Concerts, Vol. 4: Mozart, Dvorak, Wagner Conductor (self) 1948 Is Everybody Listening? Arturo Toscanini - Orchestra Conductor 1947 Hymn of the Nations Himself 1944 I Am an American Self (uncredited) 1944 Agent-readable