arturo toscanini bayreuth cesare civetta david sarnoff giuseppe valdegno harvey sachs jan peerce licia albanese metropolitan opera and the new york philharmonic nbc symphony rca rockefeller center salzburg studio 8-h

Arturo Toscanini (1867-1957) was the dominant personality in America's concert life from 1937 until his death 20 years later. David Sarnoff and RCA built…