Guadagno, Anton

Performer

Anton Guadagno (May 2, 1925 - August 16, 2002) was an Italian operatic conductor. He made his American debut in 1952 at Carnegie Hall, and served as an assistant conductor at the Metropolitan Opera during the 1958-1959 season. He was also the music director of the Philadelphia Lyric Opera Company from 1966 to 1972. Starting in the 1970s, he worked for 30 years with the Wiener Staatsoper as resident conductor in the Italian repertoire. In 1984, Guadagno became principal conductor of the Palm Beach Opera, a position he held for the rest of his life. [source from Wikipedia]

Work

• The land of the sun
• You who don't cry!
• Funiculi Funicula
• I would like to build a house in the middle of the sea
• Your rose-like withered little mouth