Anton Guadagno

A beloved figure using the Wiener Staatsoper and Hand Seaside Opera, conductor Anton Guadagno established his qualifications like a singer’s maestro along with a shaper of convincing performances early in his profession. Referred to as a sympathetic conductor in various opera recital recordings, he was an capable collaborator for the short set of many superstar singers from the 1960s, 1970s, and 1980s. Guadagno started his formal research on the Palermo Conservatory and afterwards undertook schooling at Rome’s Accademia di Santa Cecilia in performing and structure. At age 23, he was honored first award for performing at Salzburg. Upon conclusion of his research, he started his podium profession conducting in SOUTH USA, and afterwards, Mexico. His initial appearance in america (he afterwards got American citizenship) was included with an orchestral concert at Carnegie Hall in 1952. After many years devoted to performing American musicals and leading symphony concerts along with a period (1958-1959) being a Metropolitan Opera helper conductor, Guadagno was appointed music movie director from the Philadelphia Lyric Opera in 1966. He continued to be in that placement for six years while he continuing to amass performing credits with various other opera organizations aswell. He set up a 30-season relationship using the Wiener Staatsoper as citizen conductor within the Italian repertory. A London Drury Street concert efficiency of Andrea Chénier in 1970 resulted in an invitation from Covent Backyard for the next season. His Metropolitan Opera podium debut emerged on November 9, 1982, directing El ballo in maschera. In 1984, Guadagno was involved as music movie director by Florida’s Hand Seaside Opera. He continued to be a vital section of that firm until the event of his loss of life, establishing himself, furthermore, as a determining presence in the bigger music community in southern Florida. Under Guadagno’s management, the Hand Beach Opera obtained international credibility because the conductor’s status facilitated the engagement of leading performers for stage productions and concert shows. Among Guadagno’s recordings certainly are a quantity which he conducts for leading performers heard on studio room recitals. Several total performances had been captured live, notably the conductor’s 1970 London debut in Andrea Chénier, a concert La Straniera with Caballé along with a La forza del destino with Eileen Farrell and Franco Corelli.