Argeo Quadri (23 March 1911 – 14 April 2004) was an Italian
Conducting best known for his work with Italian and
France opera. From 1957 he was largely resident at the Vienna State Opera. A native of
Como, he graduated from the Milan Conservatory in 1933.
Biography
Quadri was born in
Como on 23 March 1911. He graduated from the Milan Conservatory in 1933. He conducted a range of operas, including
Verdi's
Rigoletto and
Ballo in maschera at
Covent Garden in the mid-1950s. From 1957, he was largely resident at the Vienna State Opera. He died on 14 April 2004 in Milan.
[David Cummings. " Quadri, Argeo." The New Grove Dictionary of Opera. Ed. Stanley Sadie. Grove Music Online. Accessed 7 May 2012.]
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