Arturo Toscanini -

Toscanini was a fervent anti-Fascist who famously refused to play the Fascist anthem "Giovinezza" or perform in Nazi Germany.

: He conducted the first-ever performances of Leoncavallo's Pagliacci and Puccini's La Bohème , The Girl of the Golden West , and Turandot . arturo toscanini

: In 1936, he traveled to Tel Aviv to conduct the first concerts of the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra (then the Palestine Symphony) in solidarity with musicians fleeing Nazi persecution. 📀 Notable Recordings and Works Toscanini was a fervent anti-Fascist who famously refused