Acclaimed conductor Arturo Toscanini was born March 25, 1867! I read somewhere that his famous temper began early in his career, where he had to get mediocre orchestras in shape quickly. He premiered some well-known operas, like Leoncavallo’s “Pagliacci” and Puccini’s “La Bohème,” “La Fanciulla del West,” and “Turandot.” Earlier, he played cello at the premiere of Verdi's "Otello". He became additionally famous as the first music director of the NBC Symphony Orchestra (1937–1954). I have an old LP set of his "Falstaff," which I should listen to again soon! When I was first learning about classical music in the 1980s, it was interesting to read about the contrasts between Toscanini's style and that of Wilhelm Furtwängler.
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