Francesco Molinari-Pradelli

Francesco Molinari-Pradelli (4 July 1911 – 8 August 1996) was a prominent Italian opera conductor. He studied piano and composition at Bologna, and graduated from the Accademia di Santa Cecilia, Rome, in 1938. He made his debut at La Scala in 1946 and his Covent Garden debut in 1955. During 1966-1973, he was active as a conductor at the Metropolitan Opera, specializing in the Italian repertoire… More