The other Toscanini
Subtitle: the life and works of Héctor Panizza
By: Sebastiano De Filippi, Daniel Varacalli Costas
Contributors: Varacalli Costas, Daniel, author; Sachs, Harvey, 1946- writer of foreword; Sequeira, Jessica, translator
Series: North Texas lives of musicians -- number 13; North Texas lives of musicians series -- no. 13.
Publisher: University of North Texas Press
Published: 2019
Place of publication: Denton, Texas
Language: eng
Number of pages: 363
ISBN-13: 9781574417746; 9781574417845
Subjects: Conductors (Music); Biography; Composers; Friends and associates; Friendship
Work titles: Alta en el cielo
Description: "Book is a biography of the classical music conductor and composer Héctor Panizza (1875-1967). He was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina, and spent his career there and in Italy and throughout Europe and the U.S. His name in Italian was Ettore Panizza. He conducted most famously at LaScala in Milan and at the Metropolitan Opera in New York (1934-1942). He worked closely with Arturo Toscanini and was considered his successor. He also composed operas and shorter works, including a patriotic song still sung by Argentine schoolchildren"--
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.

Originally published in Spanish, under title: Alta en el cielo.
Table of contents: title: The Life. Music in 19th Century Argentina ; The Panizza Family ; Formative Years ; An International Career ; From La Scala to the Metropolitan ; Once Again in Argentina; title: The Work. The Composer ; The Conductor ; Panizza and the Colón ; The Toscaninian Legacy; title: Appendices. Anecdotes ; Compositions ; Chronologies ; Discography.