Vittorio Gui
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Vittorio Gui (14 September 1885 - 16 October 1975) was an Italian conductor and composer.
Gui was born in Rome.
In 1933 Bruno Walter invited him to be guest conductor at the Salzburg Festival.
His 1949 recording of Verdi's opera "Un ballo in maschera" has been reissued on CD, as has his 1950 recording of Wagner's Parsifal with Maria Callas.His superb 1962 Abbey Road Studio-1 stereo recording by the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra of Rossini's Il Barbiere di Siviglia (The Barber of Seville) has been released as Great Recordings of The Century by EMI (5 67765 2).
He died in Florence in 1975.
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| Preceded by Fritz Busch |
Musical Directors, Glyndebourne Opera Festival 1951–1963 |
Succeeded by Bernard Haitink |
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