Nello Santi

Nello Santi (22 September 1931 – 6 February 2020) was an Italian conductor. He was associated with the Zürich Opera House for six decades, and was a regular conductor at the Metropolitan Opera in New York City. He was focused on Italian repertoire, especially operas by Verdi and Puccini, in a style following the tradition of Toscanini. He made sound and video recordings of Italian operas, including in 1971 Leoncavallo's Pagliacci with Plácido Domingo, Montserrat Caballé and Sherrill Milnes, in 1976 Montemezzi's L'amore dei tre re with Anna Moffo, Domingo and Pablo Elvira, in 2000 Verdi's I due Foscari, and in 2006 Donizetti's Don Pasquale in a Zürich production. Santi conducted from memory, and said "I love all of Verdi, but when he composed Rigoletto, Il trovatore and La traviata he was in a profound state of grace."

"Classical Drive - Guess that Theme" - 2025-09-06T00:00:00.000000Z

Brahms Symphony No.1 & Mendelssohn Symphony No.4 - 2024-02-24T00:00:00.000000Z

Plácido Domingo Sings Puccini - 2022-04-22T00:00:00.000000Z

Je n'aime pas Verdi, mais ça j'aime bien ! - 2019-05-17T00:00:00.000000Z

Bellini - La Sonnambula - 2017-04-10T00:00:00.000000Z

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