Fernando Previtali
Fernando Previtali (16 February 1907
Verdi
operas.
He studied at the Giuseppe Verdi Music Conservatory in Turin, and later with Franco Alfano. He began his career as assistant conductor to Vittorio Gui in Florence from 1928 to 1935, and later in Genoa from 1935 to 1936.
He was artistic director of the
Don Carlo. His recorded legacy of opera also includes a distinguished production of Amilcare Ponchielli's La Gioconda. He conducted at all the major opera houses of Italy, and was principal conductor at the Teatro Colón in Buenos 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 and Ghedini
's Rè Hassan and Le Baccanti.
His students included the British conductor
Meredith Davies
.
References
- "Fernando Previtali". Opera Italiana. 2007-05-23. Archived from the original on 2007-08-08. Retrieved 2007-09-07.
- Nicola Berti (2005-02-15). "Fernando Previtali" (in Italian). Città di Adria. Archived from the original on 2007-08-16. Retrieved 2007-09-07.
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- Fernando Previtali at IMDb
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