Gianandrea Gavazzeni

Gianandrea Gavazzeni (25 July 1909 – 5 February 1996) was an Italian pianist, conductor (especially of opera), composer and musicologist.

For almost 50 years, starting from 1948, he was principal conductor at La Scala, Milan, in 1966–68 being its music and artistic director.

He conducted eight performances of Giuseppe Verdi's Il trovatore that year at the Met.

[1] His compositions include concertos such as 'Concerto bergamasco'; 'The Song of St Alexander'; and sonatas.

[2] In January 1993, at age 83, he conducted Jules Massenet's Esclarmonde at Teatro Massimo di Palermo, with his wife singing the title role.