Walter Toscanini (March 19, 1898 — July, 1971) was an Italian-American historian and ballet choreographer. He was the son of Maestro
Arturo Toscanini
Arturo Toscanini (; ; March 25, 1867January 16, 1957) was an Italian conductor. He was one of the most acclaimed and influential musicians of the late 19th and early 20th century, renowned for his intensity, his perfectionism, his ear for orch ...
and Carla De Martini, and brother to sisters
Wanda Toscanini (1908-1998) and Wally Toscanini (1900-1991). He was married to Lucia Fornaroli, a La Scala ballerina.
His son was Walfredo Toscanini (1929 — 2011).
The ranting maestro’s gentle grandson
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Work book
* Cia Fornaroli and Walter Toscanini papers, 1953
Walter Toscanini and Lucia Fornaroli collected more than 3,300 dance related items, including prints, paintings, writings, which Toscanini then donated to the New York Public Library
The New York Public Library (NYPL) is a public library system in New York City. With nearly 53 million items and 92 locations, the New York Public Library is the second largest public library in the United States (behind the Library of Congress ...
Jerome Robbins Dance Division, where it is entitled the Cia Fornaroli Collection.
See also
* Arturo Toscanini
Arturo Toscanini (; ; March 25, 1867January 16, 1957) was an Italian conductor. He was one of the most acclaimed and influential musicians of the late 19th and early 20th century, renowned for his intensity, his perfectionism, his ear for orch ...
* Wanda Toscanini
* Vladimir Horowitz
References
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Walter Toscanini
Cia Fornaroli and Walter Toscanini papers
1898 births
1971 deaths
Italian emigrants to the United States
Italian choreographers
American broadcasters
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