Carlo Maria Giulini

Carlo Maria Giulini (May 9, 1914 – June 14, 2005) was an Italian conductor.

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May 9 - 1914 - June 14 - 2005 - Italian - Conductor

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Born in Barletta, he studied the viola and conducting at the Academy of Santa Cecilia in Rome.

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Barletta - Viola - Academy of Santa Cecilia - Rome

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He worked at Milan Radio from 1946 to 1951, where he revived several obscure operas, including works by Alessandro Scarlatti. Arturo Toscanini heard a production of Joseph Haydn's Il mondo della luna; this led to him recommending Giulini for the musical directorship at La Scala, where Giulini remained from 1953 to 1956. In 1958, he conducted a highly acclaimed production of Giuseppe Verdi's Don Carlos at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, but from 1967 he largely abandoned opera, concentrating on orchestral works. He conducted the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra, the Chicago Symphony Orchestra and the Philharmonia Orchestra of London. From 1978 to 1984, he was principal conductor of the Los Angeles Philharmonic. In 1982 he returned to opera, conducting Verdi's Falstaff.

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1946 - 1951 - Alessandro Scarlatti - Arturo Toscanini - Joseph Haydn - La Scala - 1953 - 1956 - 1958 - Giuseppe Verdi - Don Carlos - Royal Opera House - Covent Garden - 1967 - Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra - Chicago Symphony Orchestra - Philharmonia Orchestra of London - 1978 - 1984 - Los Angeles Philharmonic - 1982 - Falstaff

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His legendary recordings include Verdi (Don Carlos), Fauré (Requiem), Bruckner (Symphony No. 8 and No. 9), Tchaikovsky (Symphony No. 6), Schubert (Symphony No. 8 and No. 9), Mahler (Symphony No. 1, No. 9), Das Lied Von Der Erde and Dvorak (Symphony No. 7 and No. 9) to name a few.

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Fauré - Bruckner - No. 8 - No. 9 - Tchaikovsky - Symphony No. 6 - Schubert - Symphony No. 8 - No. 9 - Mahler - Symphony No. 1 - No. 9 - Dvorak - Symphony No. 7 - No. 9

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His 1959 recordings with the Philharmonia Orchestra and Chorus of Mozarts operas Le Nozze di Figaro and Don Giovanni, as well as his 1955 recording of Verdi's La Traviata with Maria Callas are regarded to be some of the finest opera performances ever recorded.

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Philharmonia Orchestra and Chorus - Mozarts - Le Nozze di Figaro - Don Giovanni - La Traviata - Maria Callas

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On various bulletin boards, his recordings have scored most stars (4 or 5 out of 5 total) for his recorded repertoire.

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