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Franco Ghione
vn, 1886-1964 IT, Acqui Terme
Musician / Composer / Conductor of Classical
Franco Ghione (1886–1964) was an Italian conductor and violinist. He graduated from the Parma Conservatory and became a violinist for the Parma Theatre and the Augusteo in Rome. He began a conducting career in 1913 and conducted in many opera houses, including La Scala. He conducted the Detroit Symphony Orchestra from 1936-1940, where it was said that, because he could not speak English, he "would explode in frustration" when his instructions were not understood.
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Discography
| Title | Artist | Year | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cavalleria Rusticania | Franco Ghione | 2010 | Album |
| Paillasse | Ruggiero Leoncavallo, Beniamino Gigli, Iva Pacetti, Mario Basiola, Giuseppe Nessi, Coro Del Teatro Alla Scala, Orchestra Del Teatro Alla Scala Direction: Franco Ghione | 2001 | Album |
| I Pagliacci / Der Bajazzo - Gesamtausgaben In Italienisch Und Deutsch | Ruggiero Leoncavallo, Franco Ghione / Artur Rother | 2000 | Album |
| La Traviata | Giuseppe Verdi, Maria Callas, Alfredo Kraus, Mario Sereni, Franco Ghione | 1999 | Album |
| Operatic Recital | Aldo Protti, Renata Tebaldi, Piero De Palma, Angelo Mercuriali, Hilde Güden, Alberto Erede, Franco Ghione, Francesco Molinari-Pradelli, Coro dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia | 1983 | Album |
| La Traviata | Giuseppe Verdi, Maria Callas, Alfredo Kraus, Mario Sereni, Franco Ghione | 1980 | Album |
| Mascagni: Cavalleria Rusticana / Leoncavallo: Pagliacci | Pietro Mascagni, Ruggiero Leoncavallo, Mario del Monaco, Elena Nicolai, Aldo Protti, Clara Petrella, Afro Poli, Franco Ghione, Alberto Erede | 1978 | Album |
| Cavalleria Rusticana | Pietro Mascagni, Elena Nicolai, Annamaria Anelli, Mario del Monaco, Aldo Protti, Franco Ghione | 1960 | Album |
| Choruses From Mascagni Cavalleria Rusticana / Il Trovatore | Pietro Mascagni - Giuseppe Verdi, Elena Nicolai, Annamaria Anelli, Giorgio Tozzi, Franco Ghione, Alberto Erede | 1960 | Single |
| Silvano / L'Amico Fritz | Pietro Mascagni, Orchestra Del Teatro Alla Scala, Franco Ghione | 1957 | Single |
| Turandot | Giacomo Puccini, Gina Cigna, Magda Olivero, Francesco Merli, Luciano Neroni, Franco Ghione | 1951 | Album |
| “Addio Fiorito Asil” - (Atto 3.o) Madama Butterfly / “Ah! Non V'Avvicinate!...” - (Atto 3.o) Manon Lescaut | Giacomo Lauri-Volpi, Luigi Borgonovo, Orchestra Del Teatro Alla Scala, Giacomo Puccini, Luigi Illica, Giuseppe Giacosa, Franco Ghione | 1934 | Album |
| Arias From "Pagliacci" And "Cavalleria Rusticana" | Mario del Monaco, Clara Petrella, Coro dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia E Orchestra dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia, Alberto Erede, Annamaria Anelli, Franco Ghione | Album | |
| Cavalleria Rusticana | Mario del Monaco, Elena Nicolai, Aldo Protti, Laura Didier, Anna Maria Anelli, Franco Ghione | Album | |
| Mario Del Monaco Singt Arien | Mario del Monaco, Orchestra dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia, Alberto Erede, Franco Ghione | Album |
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