1867-1957. Italian conductor. He made La
Scala, Milan (where he conducted 1898-1903,
1906-08, and 1921-29), the world's leading
opera house. Opposed to the Fascist regime,
in 1936 he returned to the USA, where he had
conducted at the Metropolitan Opera 1908-15.
The NBC Symphony Orchestra was formed for him
in 1937. He retired in 1954.