Manno Wolf-Ferrari Explained

Background:conductor
Birth Place:Venice, Italy
Birth Date:5 September 1911
Occupation:Conductor (music)

Manno Wolf-Ferrari (5 September 1911  - 17 April 1994)[1] was an Italian conductor, nephew of composer Ermanno Wolf-Ferrari.

He studied in Venice and Siena, and quickly established himself as a leading conductor of the Italian opera repertory, which he performed widely in Italy but also abroad, notably in Monte-Carlo, London, Madrid, etc. In 1951 he recorded the premiere recording of Cimarosa's opera Il matrimonio segreto with the Orchestra del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino and a cast headed by Alda Noni, Giulietta Simionato, Cesare Valletti and Sesto Bruscantini for Warner Fonit.

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See also: Wolf-Ferrari.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Manno Wolf-Ferrari . data.bnf.fr . Bibliothèque nationale de France . 13 March 2022 . French .