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Guido Cantelli

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Italian conductor (1920-1956)

ItalyMusiciansLived 1920 to 1956 · aged 36
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Guido Cantelli was an Italian orchestral conductor. Toscanini elected him his "spiritual heir" after witnessing him conduct at La Scala, Milan in May 1948.

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Iris Cantelli, Arturo Toscanini (centre), and Guido Cantelli (right). Toscanini considered Guido Cantelli his natural heir.Iris Cantelli, Arturo Toscanini (centre), and Guido Cantelli (right). Toscanini considered Guido Cantelli his natural heir.17 November 1956, Teatro Coccia in Novara17 November 1956, Teatro Coccia in NovaraThe Guido Cantelli Conservatory in Novara.The Guido Cantelli Conservatory in Novara.

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About this person

Guido Cantelli was an Italian orchestral conductor. Toscanini elected him his "spiritual heir" after witnessing him conduct at La Scala, Milan in May 1948. He was named music director of La Scala in November 1956, but his promising career was cut short only one week later by his death at the age of 36 in the 1956 Paris DC-6 crash in France en route to the United States.

Country
Italy
Category
Musicians
Type
Singer / Musician
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1920 to 1956 · aged 36
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25 languages

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