- Fernando Previtali
Fernando Previtali (
16 February 1907 Adria ,Italy –1 August 1985 ,Rome ,Italy ) was an Italian conductor, particularly associated with the Italian repertory, especiallyVerdi operas.He studied at the Music Coservatory in
Turin , and later withFranco Alfano . He began his career as assistant conductor toVittorio Gui inFlorence from 1928 to 1935, and later inGenoa from 1935 to 1936.He was artistic director of the Radio Italiana (
RAI ) Orchestra from 1936 until 1953, and conducted the Verdi cycle in 1951, to commemorate the composer's 50th death anniversary, and left recordings of "Nabucco ", "Ernani ", "La battaglia di Legnano ", "Il trovatore ", and "Don Carlo ". He also conducted at all the major opera houses of Italy, and was principal conductor at theTeatro Colon inBuenos Aires in the 1960s. He was appointed artistic director of the Teatro Regio in Turin in 1970, and later of the Teatro Comunale in Genoa.He conducted the first performances of
Dallapiccola 's "Volo di notte" andGhedini 's "Rè Hassan" and "Le Baccanti".His students included the British conductor Meredith Davies.
References
*cite web | author= | title=Fernando Previtali | url=http://www.operaitaliana.com/autori/interprete.asp?ID=232 | publisher=Opera Italiana | date=2007-05-23 | accessdate=2007-09-07
*cite web | author=Nicola Berti | title=Fernando Previtali | url=http://www.comune.adria.ro.it/storia/prpiano/previt.html | publisher=Città di Adria | date=2005-02-15 | language=Italian | accessdate=2007-09-07
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